Allen Samantha J, Conboy Lisa, Wasserman Tuesday L, Graca Sandro, Mager Amy, Howlett Beth, Graziano Martha, Teo Lynn, Schlaeger Judith M
New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Med Acupunct. 2024 Aug 21;36(4):215-226. doi: 10.1089/acu.2024.0035. eCollection 2024 Aug.
It has been previously reported that acupuncturists internationally can be reluctant to engage in acupuncture research.
Assess the beliefs and attitudes of acupuncturists in the United States toward research, along with exploring their backgrounds and interests regarding conducting acupuncture research. We aimed to capture any previous experiences in conducting research, applying research findings in their clinical practice, and their ideas on how research could be used to promote the profession.
Using the SurveyMonkey© online platform, a 21-item survey was developed by the American Society of Acupuncturists Research Committee in 2021. Areas of research background and research interests, attitudes toward research, and demographics were queried. Close- and open-ended questions were used. Statistical analyses were conducted and presented in simple tabulations with confidence intervals for central tendency, along with relevant verbatim responses presented to highlight meaningful insights from the participants.
Seven hundred and eighteen respondents completed the survey. Respondents were: 1) overwhelmingly positive concerning their beliefs and attitudes toward conducting research, 2) wanting to receive resources from the professional organization regarding all queried aspects of research ranging from interpretation of research articles, conducting research, and how to obtain research funding, and 3) concerned that acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine could be usurped by biomedicine, in effect losing its rich theoretical grounding.
Acupuncture professional organizations should develop resources including lectures and seminars to educate and support their members on how to: 1) interpret research articles, 2) design acupuncture studies, and 3) obtain research funding.
此前有报道称，国际上的针灸师可能不愿参与针灸研究。
评估美国针灸师对研究的信念和态度，同时探究他们在进行针灸研究方面的背景和兴趣。我们旨在了解他们以往进行研究的经历、在临床实践中应用研究结果的情况，以及他们关于如何利用研究来促进该行业发展的想法。
美国针灸师协会研究委员会于2021年利用SurveyMonkey©在线平台开发了一项包含21个项目的调查问卷。该问卷对研究背景和研究兴趣领域、对研究的态度以及人口统计学特征进行了询问。采用了封闭式和开放式问题。进行了统计分析，并以简单表格形式呈现，给出了集中趋势的置信区间，同时展示了相关的逐字回复，以突出参与者有意义的见解。
718名受访者完成了调查。受访者：1）对进行研究的信念和态度总体积极；2）希望从专业组织获得有关研究各方面的资源，包括研究文章的解读、开展研究以及如何获得研究资金；3）担心针灸和中医可能会被生物医学取代，从而失去其丰富的理论基础。
针灸专业组织应开发包括讲座和研讨会在内的资源，以教育和支持其成员如何：1）解读研究文章；2）设计针灸研究；3）获得研究资金。
