[Objective]For the possibility of the spread of acupuncture treatment in the future, we did a questionnaire survey for the dialysis facilities in Mie Prefecture, and clarified dialyzed patient's complaints, the problems existing in the background, and the problem related to it.
[Method]We sent questionnaire forms to representatives in the dialysis facilities (50 facilities as of February 2007) of Mie Prefecture. The survey contents were the situation of dialysis patients and acupuncture treatment for them.
[Results]In 6.0%of the dialysis facilities in Mie Prefecture, acupuncture treatment had been introduced. No facility answered that acupuncture treatment is not recommended for patients, and some facilities were interested in acupuncture treatment (15.4%). Most patients were suffering from itching and pain, which would be a target of acupuncture treatment. The problem in the spread was treatment effect and safety.
[Conclusion]Itching and pain, which are embarrassing symptoms, would be the target of acupuncture treatment. There are no facilities where acupuncture treatment had been introduced in Mie Prefecture. The possibility that acupuncture treatment introduction may not be low because there are no facilities where acupuncture treatment is not recommended and it had interest. For the spread of acupuncture in dialysis facilities, it is necessary to solve the problem of "Safety"and lack of the interface, and to construct an information network.