Table 2.

Reasons for acupuncture treatment according to disease

	Low back pain	Bell's palsy	Atrial fibrillation
Reason for acupuncture	Distrust of conventional medicine	Dissatisfaction with conventional medicine	Doctor referral
Acupuncture satisfaction rates	High	High	Mixed responses Low in asymptomatic AF
Patient attitudes	Actively participate and search out treatment	Actively participate and search out treatment	Extremely passive regarding treatment Very dependent on doctor
Familiarity with acupuncture	Very familiar	Not familiar	Not familiar
Attenuation of other symptoms	Alleviated headache, fatigue, improved sleep and constipation	Great emotional relief	Slight emotional relief

AF, atrial fibrillation.