Chin Justin, Li Sarah, Yim Gregory, Zhou YaQun Arlene, Wan Peter Justin, Dube Emily R, Volokitin Mikhail, Sahni Sonu, Terrell Mark A, Lomiguen Christine M
Primary Care, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.
Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.
Fam Med Community Health. 2020 Feb 28;8(1):e000248. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2019-000248. eCollection 2020.
The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge of and barriers to osteopathic medicine in Chinese immigrant communities in New York City (NYC).
A cross-sectional study was designed in which a culturally appropriate survey in Chinese and English versions was administered anonymously to measure immigrant perceptions and knowledge of osteopathic medicine.
Data collection occurred in the municipal delineations for the Chinatown neighbourhood within the New York, New York borough of Manhattan.
Community members were selected using convenience sampling from high-density areas to participate. Information gathered from the survey included demographics, education level, healthcare habits and knowledge of the osteopathic profession.
120 surveys were conducted with 68 males and 52 females, with an average age=40. Respondents in the age range of 18-29 years, those with fluent English-language proficiency, and participants with graduate-level education status demonstrated a higher proportion of knowledge of osteopathic manipulative medicine and osteopathic physicians (doctors of osteopathic medicine) among the study variables.
Compared with research on the general US population, a general lack of knowledge of osteopathic medicine exists within NYC's Chinese immigrant community. Although this difference may be ascribed to linguistics and ethnosociological factors, greater outreach and education is needed in urban minority communities to make immigrants aware of all healthcare resources available during the current shortage of US primary care physicians.
本研究旨在评估纽约市（NYC）华裔移民社区对整骨医学的了解程度及障碍。
设计了一项横断面研究，采用一份中文和英文版本的适合当地文化的调查问卷，进行匿名调查，以衡量移民对整骨医学的认知和了解。
数据收集在纽约曼哈顿区唐人街社区的市政区域内进行。
采用便利抽样从高密度地区选取社区成员参与。从调查中收集的信息包括人口统计学、教育水平、医疗保健习惯以及对整骨医学专业的了解。
共进行了120份调查，其中男性68人，女性52人，平均年龄为40岁。在研究变量中，年龄在18 - 29岁之间的受访者、英语流利的受访者以及具有研究生学历的参与者对整骨手法医学和整骨医生（整骨医学博士）的了解比例更高。
与针对美国普通人群的研究相比，纽约市华裔移民社区对整骨医学普遍缺乏了解。尽管这种差异可能归因于语言和民族社会学因素，但在城市少数族裔社区需要进行更多的宣传和教育，以使移民在美国初级保健医生短缺的当下，了解所有可用的医疗保健资源。
