Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Providers Practicing Battlefield Acupuncture

Variable	Total (n = 37), n (%)	Missing data, n (%)
Want to do more BFA
Yes	23 (62.2)	1 (2.7)
Interested in instructing BFA
Yes	19 (51.4)	2 (5.4)
Average BFA treatments per patient		0 (0)
1–2 treatments	12 (32.4)
3–4 treatments	16 (43.2)
5–6 treatments	6 (16.2)
7–8 treatments	2 (5.4)
>8 treatments	1 (2.7)
Average duration of pain relief per treatment		0 (0)
<1 week	5 (14.3)
1–2 weeks	18 (51.4)
3–4 weeks	8 (22.9)
>4 weeks	4 (11.4)
Average interval between BFA appointments		0 (0)
1–2 weeks	7 (18.9)
3–4 weeks	15 (40.5)
4–8 weeks	12 (32.4)
>8 weeks	3 (8.1)
Average time to complete BFA procedure		1 (2.7)
0–5 minutes	3 (8.1)
6–10minutes	10 (27)
11–15 minutes	16 (43.2)
16–20 minutes	4 (10.8)
21–25 minutes	2 (5.4)
26–30 minutes	1 (2.7)
BFA referrals received
Yes	20 (54.1)	2 (5.4)
Have BFA follow-up appointments
Yes	28 (75.7)	2 (5.4)

	Mean (SD)
Total patients treated with BFA	274.95 (540.20)	0 (0)
Patients treated with BFA in the last year	121.08 (208.43)	0 (0)
Patients treated with BFA in the last month	13.92 (17.45)	0 (0)
Percentage of BFA treatments provided for
Pain	97.30 (8.92)	0 (0)
Mood	2.95 (10.15)	0 (0)
Nausea	0.62 (2.33)	0 (0)
Other conditions	3.76 (16.46)	0 (0)
Percentage of patients with meaningful pain relief	70.68 (19.77)	0 (0)

SD, standard deviation.