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- Title
Changes in Pain Among Housed and Unhoused U.S. Veterans After Receiving Battlefield Acupuncture at One Medical Center.
- Authors
Flike, Kimberlee; St. Pierre, Cathy; Howard, Alexandra; Tsai, Jack
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CHRONIC pain treatment; CHRONIC pain &; psychology; PAIN measurement; ACADEMIC medical centers; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; RESEARCH funding; QUESTIONNAIRES; ACUPUNCTURE; EVALUATION of medical care; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGY of veterans; PAIN management; SLEEP; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; STATISTICS; QUALITY assurance; HOUSING stability; AFFECT (Psychology); ACTIVITIES of daily living; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Journal of Integrative & Complementary Medicine, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 3, p306
- ISSN
2768-3605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jicm.2023.0131