What Factors are Important in making Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy Familiar to People? (Results from a Questionnaire Investigation)
10.3777/jjsam.55.159
- VernacularTitle:市民健康フェスティバルにおけるしん灸あんまマッサージ指圧への意識調査
- Author:
Yuki MENJO
;
Morihiro MURATA
;
Hideki INADA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture and moxibustion therapy;
questionnaire investigation;
experience
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2005;55(2):159-164
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
[Objective] To investigate the factors affecting the popularity of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy (AMT) using information gathered though questionnaires.
[Methods] At a local health festival organized by the municipal government, we asked people who visited a booth offering acupuncture, moxibustion, and massage therapy to answer questions.
[Results] Almost all individual surveyed were interested in AMT. Half of them had not experienced AMT and they tended to keep a distance from it. All the people who had experienced acupuncture chose “acupuncture” as a future therapy. These people wanted medical insurance to be used more freely for the therapy. They were eager to know more about AMT and its advantages.
[Conclusion] Given these results, we concluded that good experience, useful information, and available medical insurance are necessary to promote the utilization of AMT. This festival was a good chance for many people to get information on AMT. We would like AMT to be familiar to more people.
