| | Questions | Views | Respondents ()/all respondents (), % |
| | (10) What is the influential factors of Deqi during your clinical practices? (multiple choices) | ① Manipulation of acupuncturist | 188/191, 98.43% | | ② Specificity of acupoint | 167/191, 87.43% | | ③ Constitution of patient | 182/191, 95.29% | | ④ State of illnesses | 153/191, 80.10% | | ⑤ Psychological factor of patient | 130/191, 68.06% | | ⑥ Clinical environment | 53/191, 27.75% | | ⑦ Psychological induction of acupuncturist | 54/191, 28.27% |
| | (11) Please rank Deqi’s influential factors (those you chose in Question (10)) in order according to their reliability and importance. | / | Showed in Figure 3 |
| | (12) Which manipulation is the most commonly used to promote the arrival of Deqi sensations? | ① Lifting and thrusting | 12/193, 6.22% | | ② Rotating | 2/193, 1.04% | | ③ Combination of rotating, lifting, and thrusting | 140/193, 72.54% | | ④ Supplementary manipulations like scrape, shake, and so forth. | 4/193, 1.04% | | ⑤ Combination of ③ and ④ | 34/193, 17.62% | | ⑥ Others | 1/193, 0.52% |
| | (13) For deep or shallow insertion, which one more easily elicits Deqi sensation according to your experiences? | ① Deep | 49/190, 25.79% | | ② Shallow | 0/190, 0% | | ③ Depending on patients’ conditions | 141/190, 74.21% |
| | (14) For the strong sensations caused by rotating with one single direction, does this feeling belong to Deqi? | ① Yes | 90/192, 46.87% | | ② No | 102/192, 53.13% |
| | (15) Have Deqi ever occurred as soon as the needle was inserted without any manipulations? | ① Yes | 190/193, 98.45% | | ② No | 3/193, 1.55% |
| | (16) If (15) has occurred, what is the approximate occurrence rate? | ① Less than 20% | 40/190, 21.05% | | ② 20%–40% | 73/190, 38.42% | | ③ 40%–60% | 55/190, 28.95% | | ④ 40–80% | 19/190, 10% | | ⑤ More than 80% | 3/190, 1.58% |
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