scholarly journals The knowledge and attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine among dermatologists in Turkey

TURKDERM ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kürşat Göker ◽  
Hamza Yıldız ◽  
Ercan Karabacak ◽  
Bilal Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Italian Validation of a Questionnaire on Nurses’ Personal and Professional Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giada Belletti ◽  
Seyed Afshin Shorofi ◽  
Paul Arbon ◽  
Alberto Dal Molin
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background: Patients are showing an increasing interest in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Most nurses are open to the adoption of CAM into clinical nursing practice, but they may experience a lack of knowledge about the safe and effective use of these therapies. Several studies concerning nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward CAM have been published, but only in one, the authors (Shorofi and Arbon) used a validated questionnaire. In Italy, there are no validated questionnaires to investigate this aspect of nursing practice. Purpose: To test the psychometric properties of the Italian Shorofi and Arbon questionnaire for use with Italian nurses. Methods: A forward–backward translation method was used to translate the questionnaire from English to Italian. Content validity, face validity and reliability were established. Results and Conclusions: This study examined the potential usefulness of the Shorofi and Arbon questionnaire for the evaluation of CAM knowledge of Italian speaking nurses, which showed good content validity and good reliability.

scholarly journals A Survey of Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Urmia, Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahshid Sadeghi ◽  
Soheila Rabiepoor ◽  
Aida Sefidani Forough ◽  
Shiva Jabbari ◽  
Shahram Shahabi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Neuromuscular Disorders ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Personal beliefs of medical students may interfere with their tendency for learning Complementary and Alternative Medicine concepts. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of medical students toward complementary and alternative medicine in Urmia, Iran. A structured questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. One hundred questionnaires were returned. Thirty-one percent of students reported use of alternative medicine for at least once. Iranian Traditional Medicine was the main type of alternative medicine used by medical students (93.5%). Neuromuscular disorders were the main indication of alternative medicine use among students (34.4%). Ninety percent of participants demonstrated competent knowledge about acupuncture while the lowest scores belonged to homeopathy (12%). Study results showed that 49% of medical students had positive attitudes and demonstrated a willingness to receive training on the subject. Thus, there appears a necessity to integrate complementary and alternative medicine into the medical curriculum, by taking expectations and feedbacks of medical students into consideration.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitudes towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Senior Medical Students in King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami H. Alzahrani ◽  
Jamil Bashawri ◽  
Emad M. Salawati ◽  
Marwan A. Bakarman
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Objectives. This study assessed the knowledge and attitudes regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical students in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, it evaluated their views on the incorporation of CAM in their medical syllabus.Methods. The study was conducted by selecting a cross-sectional sample of senior medical students in the Faculty of Medicine. A validated and reliable self-administered questionnaire was used to explore the knowledge, attitude, and benefits of CAM. It was distributed to a sample of 273 students.Results. The study included 242 students, making the response rate 88.6%. Only two-thirds of students (62.4%) were aware of acupuncture principles and only 17.4% recognized that chiropractic is associated with pain management. The knowledge of common herbs such as St. John’s Wort,Echinacea, andGinkgo bilobawas limited among the students. Older students had a positive CAM attitude compared to younger students (p=0.027).Conclusion. Students attitudes toward CAM learning were encouraging regardless of their limited knowledge on the subject. A high percentage of students agreed that CAM in combination with conventional therapy is beneficial in treating unusual cases, but the choice of CAM should be based on evidence. Furthermore, medical students are still reluctant to have CAM practitioners in their referral network.

scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Knowledge and Attitudes among Dermatologists

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 642-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Renzi ◽  
S Mastroeni ◽  
M Paradisi ◽  
E Mazzotti ◽  
P Pasquini
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Adult Patients With Cancer in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Christina ◽  
Wendy Abigail ◽  
Lesley A. Cuthbertson ◽  
Dean Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Palliative Care Setting ◽  
Nurses Knowledge ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

The aim of this study was to explore nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among cancer patients in a palliative care setting. A descriptive qualitative approach was used in this study. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 nurses recruited using purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using an inductive semantic approach. Thematic analysis identified that nurses possess limited knowledge of CAM. Nurses were skeptical toward CAM and less confident to recommend its use. Four main themes (and two subthemes) emerged: Understanding of CAM, Hesitative Attitudes, Personal Experience, and Preferences in Learning about CAM. There is a need to integrate CAM topics into nursing education programs in order to develop nurses’ knowledge and build positive attitudes toward CAM use. Sufficient knowledge and positive attitudes toward CAM would support safety and quality of care in management of patients with cancer who use or are contemplating using CAM.

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