2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Survey on Patient's Behavior for Acupuncture and/or Massage Therapy and Attitude toward the Financial Strain

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21590552
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Medical sociology
Research Institution	Tsukuba University of Technology
Principal Investigator	FUJII Ryosuke 筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (70352565)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	鍼灸マッサージ / 受療行動 / 受療率 / 医療保険
Research Abstract	Door-to-door survey was conducted to 2,000 adults nationwide (response rate 68.1%). Consequently, the consultation rate of acupuncture (and moxibustion) therapy in a month before the surveillance day was 2.2% (4.6±3.7 times/month), of which acupuncture alone was 0.8%. In addition, the rate of who experienced acupuncture in a year (the fallout) accounted for 7.3% (4.2±5.6 times/year), of which acupuncture alone was estimated to 3.6%.On the other hand, the consultation rate of anma (massage) therapy in a month was 5.3% (6.2±7.3 times/month), of which anma alone was 3.9%. And the rate of who experienced anma therapy in a year (the fallout) was 15.5% (5.8±8.9 times/year), of which anma alone was estimated to 11%.