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dc.contributor.authorZhou, Fen
dc.contributor.authorWu, Hong-Jun
dc.contributor.authorZhai, Jun-Ping
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Gui-Yan
dc.contributor.authorShao, Yan
dc.contributor.authorTian, Xia
dc.contributor.authorXia, Ru-Yu
dc.contributor.authorJia, Li-Yan
dc.contributor.authorLi, Wen-Yuan
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Ning
dc.contributor.authorYan, Xiao-Yi
dc.contributor.authorWu, Ruo-Han
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Kang
dc.contributor.authorLi, Xin-Lin
dc.contributor.authorWang, Cong-Cong
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jianping
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T10:38:44Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T10:38:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstract<br>Sanfu acupoint herbal patching (SAHP) is a unique traditional Chinese medicine therapy, which has become popular for preventing acute attack of respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in many regions of mainland China. However, the knowledge about its users is lacking, especially the characteristics of the users and their experience and perspectives.</br> <br>To investigate the demographics of users, conditions for its use and the previous experience of SAHP, as well as users’ perspectives to provide baseline information for its practice.</br> <br>A cross-sectional consecutive-sample survey was conducted at outpatient departments from 3 traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in northern China. Each participant completed a questionnaire, after informed consent. Data description and analyses were done using SPSS 20.0.</br> <br>Among 949 SAHP users from 3 hospitals, female was predominant (n = 592; 62.4%), aged from 2 to 96 years (median = 52 years). 64.7% (380/587) of regular users have applied consecutively for 3 years or over, and the self-perceived satisfaction rates of respiratory diseases were from 45.9% to 77.7%. Positive attitude toward traditional Chinese medicine was the top reason for choosing SAHP. 42.4% of users held a motivation of being cured by SAHP and with great outcome expectancy on SAHP (70.8%).</br> <br>SAHP users were mainly female adults or elderly population; more than half were regular users, who predominantly used SAHP for various chronic respiratory diseases during their stable stage. The majority of users expressed satisfaction to previous SAHP for their respiratory diseases. 42.4% of users held a motivation of being cured by SAHP and with great outcome expectancy on SAHP (70.8%). The findings from this survey deserve further clinical trials for their clinical effectiveness.</br>en_US
dc.descriptionSource:<a href=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5265991/>doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005414</a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhou, Wu, Zhai, Zhang, Shao, Tian, Xia, Jia, Li W, Liang, Yan, Wu, Zhang K, Li, Wang C, Liu J. Who are the users of a traditional Chinese sanfu acupoint herbal patching therapy in China? A cross-sectional survey. Medicine (Baltimore, Md.) . 2016;95:e5414(49)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1442426
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/MD.0000000000005414
dc.identifier.issn0025-7974
dc.identifier.issn1536-5964
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/10758
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer Health. Medicine (Baltimore, Md.)en_US
dc.relation.journalMedicine (Baltimore, Md.)
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.subjectacupoint herbal patchingen_US
dc.subjectcomplementary and alternative medicineen_US
dc.subjectpatient perspectiveen_US
dc.subjectrespiratory diseaseen_US
dc.subjectsanfuen_US
dc.subjecttraditional Chinese medicineen_US
dc.titleWho are the users of a traditional Chinese sanfu acupoint herbal patching therapy in China? A cross-sectional surveyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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