Does Offering Battlefield Acupuncture Lead to Subsequent Use of Traditional Acupuncture?

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 58 Suppl 2 9S; p. S108
• Main Authors: Thomas, Eva R, Zeliadt, Steven B, Coggeshall, Scott, Gelman, Hannah, Resnick, Adam, Giannitrapani, Karleen, Olson, Juli, Kligler, Benjamin, Taylor, Stephanie L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Acupuncture Therapy - methods; Acupuncture Therapy - statistics & numerical data; Acupuncture, Ear - methods; Acupuncture, Ear - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Comorbidity; Female; Health Status; Humans; Male; Mental Health; Middle Aged; Pain Management - methods; Propensity Score; Regression Analysis; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs - statistics & numerical data; Veterans; Veterans Health; Young Adult; United States

Veterans Health Administration encourages auricular acupuncture (Battlefield Acupuncture/BFA) as a nonpharmacologic approach to pain management. Qualitative reports highlighted a "gateway hypothesis": providing BFA can lead to additional nonpharmacologic treatments. This analysis examines...