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Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture.

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Hull, SK; Page, CP; Skinner, BD; Linville, JC; Coeytaux, RR
Published in: J Altern Complement Med
April 2006

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to explore various methods of assessing clinically meaningful change associated with a course of acupuncture treatments. DESIGN: The design was a prospective cohort study. SETTING: The setting was an acupuncture clinic staffed by two physician acupuncturists in a university-affiliated family practice center. SUBJECTS: Subjects consisted of consecutive new patients to an acupuncture clinic. OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcomes were measured using the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 (SF-36) and Measure Your Own Medical Outcomes Profile (MYMOP). Outcomes measured were global clinical change and patient satisfaction. RESULTS: Out of 112 eligible patients, 110 consented to the study and contributed baseline data. Of these, 80 (71%) completed the 2-month follow-up questionnaire. Mean age of study subjects was 54.5 (standard deviation, SD 17.6) years; 85 (77%) were female, and 75 (68%) were married. Mean number of acupuncture treatments during the 2-month follow-up period was 5.8 (SD, 3.5, range, 1 to 16). Statistically significant improvement from baseline to follow-up was observed with the bodily pain subscale of the SF-36 and with the MYMOP. Among those who completed the study, 52 (67%) felt that the main symptom for which they sought acupuncture had improved over the course of the study and 72 (90%) were satisfied with their treatment in the acupuncture clinic. CONCLUSIONS: The MYMOP instrument appears to be the most useful of the four measures used to evaluate clinical outcomes associated with a course of acupuncture treatments (SF-36, MYMOP, global clinical change, and patient satisfaction). This easy-to-administer instrument appears to be sensitive to clinical change over a 2-month period among patients who sought acupuncture for a wide variety of clinical conditions.

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J Altern Complement Med

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1075-5535

Publication Date

April 2006

Volume

12

Issue

3

Start / End Page

247 / 254

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Prospective Studies
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Outpatients
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Hull, S. K., Page, C. P., Skinner, B. D., Linville, J. C., & Coeytaux, R. R. (2006). Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture. J Altern Complement Med, 12(3), 247–254. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2006.12.247
Hull, Sharon K., Cristen P. Page, Bron D. Skinner, Julie C. Linville, and Remy R. Coeytaux. “Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture.J Altern Complement Med 12, no. 3 (April 2006): 247–54. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2006.12.247.
Hull SK, Page CP, Skinner BD, Linville JC, Coeytaux RR. Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Apr;12(3):247–54.
Hull, Sharon K., et al. “Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture.J Altern Complement Med, vol. 12, no. 3, Apr. 2006, pp. 247–54. Pubmed, doi:10.1089/acm.2006.12.247.
Hull SK, Page CP, Skinner BD, Linville JC, Coeytaux RR. Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Apr;12(3):247–254.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Altern Complement Med

DOI

ISSN

1075-5535

Publication Date

April 2006

Volume

12

Issue

3

Start / End Page

247 / 254

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Prospective Studies
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Outpatients
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans