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目的:分析澳大利亚中医诊所针灸的应用、疾病种类及初诊患者针灸治疗情况.方法:收集澳大利亚布里斯本中医药针灸中心2009年1月1日至2014年12月31日共6年的757例初诊门诊病例,用Excel表格和SPSS20.0统计分析.结果:6年间中医诊所就诊并针灸治疗的患者数量呈不断上升趋势,中年患者为主要就诊人群(40～59岁占35.54％),女性患者多于男性患者(男:女为58.04:100).针灸门诊接收的疾病种类较丰富,其中疼痛类疾病占大多数(59.18％).结论:澳大利亚居民对针灸的接受度有所提高,患者以中年为主,病种以疼痛类疾病居多.此外,针灸治疗的疾病种类繁多,应当挖掘针灸更广泛的潜力,以促进针灸在澳大利亚的发展.“,”Objective:To investigate the prevalence of acupuncture use in patients attending,for the first time,one of the typical Chinese medicine centers/clinics in Queensland,Australia.Methods:Medical records of patients of 757 upon their first visit to Brisbane Acupuncture & Herb Centre from January 1,2009 to December 31,2014 were collected and analyzed using Excel and SPSS20.0.Results:The numbers of patients were continuously increasing,demonstrating an upward trend in the use of acupuncture in the 6 year period.The age group was mostly middle (40～59 year-old:35.54％).Female was more than male,with a ratio of 58.04:100 (males:females).The majority of diseases were pains (59.18％),though a wide range of ailments were presented.Discussion:The acceptance and use of acupuncture in Australia are continuously increasing.Pain is the major complain for patients to choose acupuncture as a modality of treatment.In addition,a variety of other illnesses were also seen in using acupuncture.These indicate that acupuncture is well accepted for pain control and there is the potential for more applications in other disorders.