A qualitative analysis of the use of intraoperative acupuncture for patients with nosocomephobia
Procedural visits can be stressful due to already heightened anxiety. Although no definitive conclusions can be drawn from this small, uncontrolled case series, acupuncture may represent a safe, noninvasive way for nosocomephobia patients to manage preoperative anxiety.
Authors
- Andrew Moreno
- Stephanie Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3761-567X)
- Haoyan Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3114-0263)
- Pa Thor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-3475)
- Michael P. Ast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8439-1026)
- Marko Popovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8814-5818)
- Sabrina M. Strickland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1210-2007)
- Miriam Sheetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7111-3948)
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acupuncture in Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09645284241298717
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.72