Changes in Pain Among Housed and Unhoused US Veterans After Receiving Battlefield Acupuncture at One Medical Center

被引:4
作者
Flike, Kimberlee [1 ,4 ]
Pierre, Cathy St [1 ]
Howard, Alexandra [1 ]
Tsai, Jack [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] VA Bedford Hlth Care Syst, Ctr Hlth Care Org & Implementat Res, Bedford, MA USA
[2] US Dept Vet Affairs Cent Off, Natl Ctr Homelessness Vet, Washington, DC USA
[3] Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston, Sch Publ Hlth, Houston, TX USA
[4] VA Bedford Hlth Care Syst, Ctr Hlth Care Org & Implementat Res, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE | 2024年 / 30卷 / 03期
关键词
homeless; battlefield acupuncture; chronic pain; complementary therapy; veteran; REPORTED PAIN; CARE;
D O I
10.1089/jicm.2023.0131
中图分类号
R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
10 ;
摘要
This study reports on 54 homeless and 53 stably housed veterans who received battlefield acupuncture (BFA) between September 2018 and October 2022. Linear mixed-effects regressions were used to examine change in overall pain score and how pain impacted four areas: (1) activity, (2) sleep, (3) mood, and (4) stress over the course of 8 weeks from the baseline visit at one BFA clinic. Results indicated significant reductions in the impact of pain on activity, sleep, and stress among both homeless and housed veterans. Although overall pain levels were not significantly impacted, further research on the impact of BFA on homeless populations is warranted.
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页码:306 / 309
页数:4
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