Onal, Ozgur
,
Sahin, Deniz Say
(Department of Emergency and Disaster, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University)
,
Inanc, Betul Battaloglu
(Department of Family Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Faculty of Medicine)
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the knowledge levels and attitudes of School of Health and Vocational School of Health students toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Methods: Three hundred thirty-three (333) students studying at the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University School of Hea...
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the knowledge levels and attitudes of School of Health and Vocational School of Health students toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Methods: Three hundred thirty-three (333) students studying at the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University School of Health and the Golhisar Vocational School of Health in Burdur, Turkey, were included in the study. Research data were collected by using a survey method based on the expressed opinions of the participants. Results: Of the participants, 69.7% were female and 97% were single (unmarried). Of cigarette users and those with chronic illnesses, 46.8% and 47.8%, respectively, used CAM. Those using CAM were statistically more likely to be female (P < 0.021), to have higher grades (P < 0.007), to be single (P < 0.005), to be vocational school of health graduates (P < 0.008), and to have fathers at work (P < 0.021). While 9.6% of the students thought CAM to be nonsense, 10.8% thought that the methods of CAM should be tried before consulting a doctor. Conclusion: A majority of the students in the study population were found to use complementary and alternative medicine, but that they lacked information about its methods. As a way to address this, CAM should be included in the curriculum of schools that provide health education, and CAM training programs should be given to healthcare professionals to improve their knowledge of CAM. In Turkey, many more studies should be performed to determine nurses' and doctors' knowledge of and attitudes about CAM methods so that they can give correct guidance to society and take more active responsibility in improving patient safety.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the knowledge levels and attitudes of School of Health and Vocational School of Health students toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Methods: Three hundred thirty-three (333) students studying at the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University School of Health and the Golhisar Vocational School of Health in Burdur, Turkey, were included in the study. Research data were collected by using a survey method based on the expressed opinions of the participants. Results: Of the participants, 69.7% were female and 97% were single (unmarried). Of cigarette users and those with chronic illnesses, 46.8% and 47.8%, respectively, used CAM. Those using CAM were statistically more likely to be female (P < 0.021), to have higher grades (P < 0.007), to be single (P < 0.005), to be vocational school of health graduates (P < 0.008), and to have fathers at work (P < 0.021). While 9.6% of the students thought CAM to be nonsense, 10.8% thought that the methods of CAM should be tried before consulting a doctor. Conclusion: A majority of the students in the study population were found to use complementary and alternative medicine, but that they lacked information about its methods. As a way to address this, CAM should be included in the curriculum of schools that provide health education, and CAM training programs should be given to healthcare professionals to improve their knowledge of CAM. In Turkey, many more studies should be performed to determine nurses' and doctors' knowledge of and attitudes about CAM methods so that they can give correct guidance to society and take more active responsibility in improving patient safety.
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In addition, in Turkey, only doctors are permitted to treat patients by using CAM methods. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the knowledge about and the attitudes toward CAM among health school students.
이론/모형
Values that were determined by counting were calculated as numbers and percentages. The Chi-square test was used to analyze the relationships between categorical variables. Results were evaluated with a 95% confidence level, and the level of significance was set at P <0.
성능/효과
5% thought that CAM methods had a positive effect on public health. Furthermore, 64.6% of the students was found to believe in the effects and benefits of CAM methods; 64.6% considered them as a supporting factor for modern medicine while 55.9% thought that they should be used in the treatment of simple diseases, but not in the treatment of more serious diseases. On the other hand, 43.
Of the students participating in the research, 73.6% thought that CAM methods could help patients’ to recover from simple diseases, 67.6% believed that CAM methods had to be supported by evidence-based medicine, and 65.5% thought that CAM methods had a positive effect on public health.
Of the students participating in this study, 53.5% thought the use of CAM practices to be beneficial, and 51.7% had used a CAM method. Of those using CAM, the most-commonly used methods were vitamins (25.
9% thought that they should be used in the treatment of simple diseases, but not in the treatment of more serious diseases. On the other hand, 43.8% of the students stated that CAM should be used only as a method of supporting medical treatment, 37.5% thought that CAM was useful for controlling the symptoms in patients with chronic diseases, and 36.0% believed that CAM had to be supported by the legal and the health-insurance systems. Of the participating students, 21.
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