title: [Study on the feasibility for judging the lifting-thrusting manipulation of acupuncture by using "quality control figure" measurement].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the feasibility of judgment of the lifting-thrusting acupuncture manipulation by using "quality control figure" measurement, so as to provide a possible reference for demonstration in acupuncture teaching and scientific research.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 13 high-professional title acupuncturists and teachers and 100 college students participated in the present study. The so-called "quality control figures" of lifting-thrusting acupuncture skill were established by collecting operation data from 13 acupuncturists and teachers with an "Acupuncture Manipulation Parameter Detector System". A total of 100 college students who have learnt acupuncture and massage learnings were asked to perform the same acupuncture manipulation after training, followed by giving a mark with conventional manipulation method and "quality control figure" method (scores), respectively. In addition, the correlation between these two scoring methods was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average score of conventional scoring of lifting-thrusting manipulation was (81.03 +/- 18.40) points and that of "quality control figure" scoring was (80.60 +/- 7.48) points in those college students after training. No significant difference was found between these two scoring methods (P > 0.05). But a positive correlation was found between them (r = 0.6943, P < 0.01), suggesting a positive feasibility for judging the lifting-thrusting acupuncture manipulation with "quality control figure" measurement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A positive correlation exists between the conventional scoring and "quality control figure" scoring for lifting-thrusting acupuncture manipulation, suggesting a feasibility in judging this acupuncture manipulation with "quality control figure" measurement.
authors.affiliation: Hunan Traditional Chinese Medical College, Zhuzhou 412012, China. chenmeiren@163.com
authors.forename: Mei-ren
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying-hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu-hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011786:Quality Control; D055815:Young Adult