Table 3.
Reasons for the change in the treatment of women’s health
|
Diagnosis method or technique |
Training and education (webinars, seminars, conferences) |
Acupuncture style, points used, other treatment modalities added |
Accumulated experience |
Treatment frequency |
Research | Other | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Total responses (n = 79) | 5 | (6.3%) | 25 | (31.6%) | 13 | (16.5%) | 17 | (21.5%) | 5 | (6.3%) | 10 | (12.7%) | 4 | (5.1%) |
| Currently practicing in: | ||||||||||||||
| Australia (n = 54) | 3 | (5.6%) | 16 | (29.6%) | 7 | (13.0%) | 14 | (25.9%) | 3 | (5.6%) | 8 | (14.8%) | 3 | (5.6%) |
| New Zealand (n = 25) | 2 | (8.0%) | 9 | (36.0%) | 6 | (24.0%) | 3 | (12.0%) | 2 | (8.0%) | 2 | (8.0%) | 1 | (4.0%) |
| Years in practice: | ||||||||||||||
| Less than 1 year (n = 0) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| 1–5 years (n = 11) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (18.2%) | 4 | (36.4%) | 3 | (27.3%) | 1 | (9.1%) | 1 | (9.1%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| 6–9 years (n = 12) | 1 | (8.3%) | 4 | (33.3%) | 1 | (8.3%) | 2 | (16.7%) | 2 | (16.7%) | 1 | (8.3%) | 1 | (8.3%) |
| 10–20 years (n = 43) | 3 | (7.0%) | 13 | (30.2%) | 8 | (18.6%) | 8 | (18.6%) | 2 | (4.7%) | 6 | (14.0%) | 3 | (7.0%) |
| 21 + years (n = 13) | 1 | (7.7%) | 6 | (46.2%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 4 | (30.8%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (15.4%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Highest qualification achieved: | ||||||||||||||
| Diploma (n = 14) | 2 | (14.3%) | 7 | (50.0%) | 1 | (7.1%) | 3 | (21.4%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (7.1%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Bachelor (n = 37) | 2 | (5.4%) | 13 | (35.1%) | 8 | (21.6%) | 7 | (18.9%) | 3 | (8.1%) | 4 | (10.8%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Master (n = 24) | 1 | (4.2%) | 4 | (16.7%) | 3 | (12.5%) | 7 | (29.2%) | 2 | (8.3%) | 4 | (16.7%) | 3 | (12.5%) |
| Doctor (n = 1) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (100.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| PhD (n = 1) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (100.0%) |
| Acupuncture training location: | ||||||||||||||
| Australia (n = 55) | 3 | (5.5%) | 16 | (29.1%) | 7 | (12.7%) | 15 | (27.3%) | 3 | (5.5%) | 8 | (14.5%) | 3 | (5.5%) |
| New Zealand (n = 18) | 2 | (11.1%) | 8 | (44.4%) | 4 | (22.2%) | 1 | (5.6%) | 2 | (11.1%) | 1 | (5.6%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| China (n = 14) | 1 | (7.1%) | 4 | (28.6%) | 4 | (28.6%) | 3 | (21.4%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (14.3%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| USA (n = 4) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (50.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (25.0%) | 1 | (25.0%) |
| UK (n = 3) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (66.7%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (33.3%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Other (n = 6) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (33.3%) | 2 | (33.3%) | 1 | (16.7%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (16.7%) | 0 | (0.0%) |