title: [Nurses' perception about diseases that are treated by acupuncture].
abstract: The objective of this study was to identify and analyze nurses' perceptions about diseases that are treated by acupuncture, taking into consideration: (1) the diseases of nurses who had received acupuncture treatment; (2) nurses' diseases which might be treated by acupuncture; (3) suggestions of diseases treatable by acupuncture. This exploratory study was performed with 33 nurses working at 11 health units in southeast São Paulo; places in which acupuncture treatment was available. Results showed that acupuncture was mostly used for stress (10.7%), anxiety, migraines, lumbar pain, myoma and obesity (7.1% each). Acupuncture was suggested as treatments mostly for musculoskeletal diseases (42%), and chronic-degenerative diseases (10%).
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brasil. fumie_ibez@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Leonice Fumiko Sato
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Kurebayashi
authors.forename: Genival Fernandes
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: Taka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oguisso
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses