Partnering with Local Schools of Traditional Chinese Medicine to Provide Accessible Acupuncture Services for Pain Management in a Group of Low-Income Hispanics/Latinos.
Patricia DionicioEloisa GonzalezTelma MenendezNoel C BarraganCynthia MendozaTony KuoBrenda RoblesPublished in: Journal of integrative and complementary medicine (2024)
This field report describes the accessibility and perceived effectiveness of a free acupuncture program among a group of predominantly low-income Hispanic/Latino adults. Surveys, developed based on the Levesque Conceptual Framework of Access to Health Care, were administered to clients. Baseline ( n = 245) and 6-week follow-up ( n = 79) surveys were analyzed to document early program findings. A majority of clients were Hispanic/Latino (72.7%) and female (73.1%). Most reported their original pain complaint was treated very well/well (98.7%). Clients reported an average 1.2 points pain level decrease (scale 1-10) at follow-up ( p < 0.0001). Early program results suggest this acupuncture program was accessible and well received by low-income Hispanics/Latinos.
Keyphrases
- pain management
- quality improvement
- chronic pain
- healthcare
- african american
- hiv testing
- mental health
- randomized controlled trial
- neuropathic pain
- systematic review
- cross sectional
- spinal cord injury
- physical activity
- men who have sex with men
- clinical trial
- spinal cord
- hepatitis c virus
- health insurance
- hiv infected
- social media