A survey on the prevalence and utilization characteristics of gua sha in the Hong Kong community

A survey on the prevalence and utilization characteristics of gua sha in the Hong Kong community

Highlights • Hong Kong has high one-year prevalence of gua sha usage in its general population. • Most users believed gua sha is beneficial to health and used for treating disease. • Most users of gua sha are old aged and at low educational level. • Respiratory and pain problems are identified as th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Complementary therapies in medicine 2015-02, Vol.23 (1), p.46-54
Hauptverfasser: Lam, C.T, Tse, S.H, Chan, S.T, Tam, J.K, Yuen, J.W.M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Chinese medicine
Data Collection
Female
Gua sha
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical Education
Medicine, Chinese Traditional - methods
Middle Aged
Population
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Residence Characteristics
Skin
Survey
Utilization characteristics
Validity
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Hong Kong has high one-year prevalence of gua sha usage in its general population. • Most users believed gua sha is beneficial to health and used for treating disease. • Most users of gua sha are old aged and at low educational level. • Respiratory and pain problems are identified as the main indications for gua sha. • Most users applied scientifically agreed procedures to show expected sha response.
ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2014.12.002