The Brazilian Auriculotherapy Practitioners’ Training Profiles, Perceptions of Efficacy, and Technique-Related Side Effects: An Exploratory Study
Practitioners perceived auriculotherapy as effective in improving patients' symptomatology. Gender characteristics were a feature of practitioners' characteristics, along with training time, private practicing environment, and the incoherent perception/management of the mild adverse effects.
Authors
- Alexandre Carvalho Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-1737)
- Leonardo Intelangelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2417-7914)
- Michelle Almeida Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2989-7574)
- Gabriela Lopes Gama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7352-6711)
- Ana Leal
- Mário Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4509-0260)
- Maria de Cássia Macedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-5219)
- Kariny Realino do Rosário Ferreira
- DenysBatista Campos
- Larissa Bachir Polloni
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (BR)
- National University of Rosario (AR)
- Universidade de Sorocaba (BR)
- Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Acupuncture
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2024.0092
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.76