Abstract
In light of the pandemic, it is imperative to increase the utilization rate of acupuncture treatment among people; this study found that improving the relationship between doctors and patients is essential to cure diseases using traditional Chinese medicine medical resources. We analyzed 269 valid questionnaires to understand the public’s influence on the medical knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making behavior related to acupuncture and moxibustion. The results of the study found that a good medical-patient relationship and acupuncture attitude completely mediate acupuncture medical knowledge and acupuncture decision-making. Among them, manufacturers, the military, the public and educational personnel, and middle-income people pay the most attention to the medical–patient relationship. In the medical–patient relationship, the privacy of patients and the participation of physicians in considering the disease information provided by patients are the most important. The attitude toward acupuncture and moxibustion among people in the service industry is the most positive. In the multi-medical environment, this study proposes that patient-centered medical–patient interaction is a key factor in acupuncture decision-making behavior, and it provides empirical data to prove the hypothesis.
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Acupuncture, Doctor–Patient Relationship, Intermediary Variables, Knowledge–Attitude–Practice Model
