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The Use of Narrative in Public Health Research and Practice: Patient Experience of Wellness Acupuncture
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Study NCT00200733   Information provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
First Received: September 12, 2005   Last Updated: August 17, 2006   History of Changes

September 12, 2005
August 17, 2006
June 2003
 
 
 
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00200733 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
 
 
 
The Use of Narrative in Public Health Research and Practice: Patient Experience of Wellness Acupuncture
The Use of Narrative in Public Health Research and Practice: Patient Experience of Wellness Acupuncture

This study examined the experiences of individuals undergoing acupuncture to gather information on patient-provider communication and on the therapeutic effects of acupuncture.

Authentic voice is a approach involving the use of first-hand narratives from members of a target population in order to accomplish public health goals. In the first paper, a discussion of the potential of using narratives from the target population as 1) a direct intervention; 2) a form of persuasive communications; and 3) a source of information for research into various topics. The main premise is that traditional narrative methods can be adapted to the public health context by providing the narrator with the topic of the narrative. The second paper examines the patient experience of acupuncture using narrative drawn from interviews with and letters from acupuncture patients using a content oriented approach. The third paper examines the importance of meaning shift over the course of acupuncture treatment and demonstrates the usefulness of patient narratives as a data source for examining meaning. Findings include the need for intervention studies comparing authentic voice approaches to existing health communication tools for effectiveness in creating attitude and behavior change efficiently. Authentic voice approaches also need to be researched to understand and systematize concepts such as validity in relation to target-group derived narratives. Effectiveness of authentic voice for advocacy and research should also be further tested. Concerning acupuncture, the second and third papers show that acupuncture patients report a variety of benefits far wider than previously reported in the literature. Study designs should consider this wide range of benefits when assessing acupuncture outcome. Meaning shift is also reported by acupuncture patients and may play an important (but non-specific) role in the healing associated with acupuncture.

 
Observational
Psychosocial, Longitudinal, Convenience Sample, Prospective Study
  • Pain
  • Depression
  • Fatigue
 
 
 

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Terminated
30
March 2004
 

Inclusion Criteria:

  • individuals seeking acupuncture from private practice in Baltimore/Washington metro area.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prior patients
Both
18 Years and older
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
 
 
NCT00200733
 
F31 AT000789-01
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
 
Principal Investigator: Mark A Stibich, PhD Johns Hokins School of Public Health
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
December 2005

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