scholarly journals Assess the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Alternative System of Medicine among the Adults in Rural Community Area

2021 ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Pratibha Wankhede ◽  
Nayan Khelpande ◽  
Dipali Khode ◽  
Neha Khode ◽  
Shubhangi Khunkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Alternative Health ◽  
Alternative System ◽  
The People ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Community Area

Introduction: The folk medicine which is available such as herb, flora, found and minerals. The people taking some treatment for improving health and treat the person which lies in ancient times. Some of the people of the alternative system such as homeopathy, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, naturopathy and yoga. The alternative system of medicine is widespread. This leads to improving knowledge regarding the alternative system of medicine in the rural community area. Background: The present study has been designed to capture the knowledge and attitude towards the Alternative health care system of medicine in its user and non-users to compare the differences in its source of knowledge among the rural community people. Knowledge regarding the alternative therapies that are living in the rural community area. The person has some knowledge regarding alternative health such as naturopathy, homeopathy, yoga, Unani and Siddha. The people will have known about alternative therapies. Objective: To assess the knowledge of adults in rural community areas regarding the alternative system of medicine. To assess the attitude towards an alternative system of medicine among rural community areas.   Methods: The sample size is 100 among the adults in the rural community area. Results: In the present study 98% of the adults were having a positive attitude and only 2% of them had a negative attitude. Association of knowledge score and attitude score with the selected demographic variables there is a significant in the gender and not significantly associated with education, occupation, caste regarding the alternative system of medicine and significant association between attitude score the gender and not significantly associate with education, occupation, caste regarding the alternative system of medicine. Conclusion: This study revealed that in wardha city, there is relatively high public interest in complementary and alternative medicine and a significant number has a produce good awareness attitude toward complementary and alternative medicine.

Complementary and alternative medicine is positively associated with religiousness/spirituality

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabitha Heller ◽  
Christof Kloos ◽  
Nicolle Mueller ◽  
Josef Roemelt ◽  
Christian Keinki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Late Complications ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

AbstractBackgroundComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used often by patients with different diseases. While some authors subsume religiousness and spirituality to CAM, others do not. The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence and types of CAM usage as well as the participants' spirituality/religiousness in an outpatient department for endocrinology and metabolic diseases.MethodsAll individuals visiting the outpatient department at a German university hospital from April to June 2009 were offered a standardized questionnaire on the use of dietary supplements and alternative therapies as well as their religiousness/spirituality. Demographic and clinical data of 428 respondents were taken from the electronic health record.ResultsOf the respondents, 16.4% (n = 66) classified themselves to be religious/spiritual and 67.9% (n = 273) as not religious/spiritual. Women were more religious/spiritual than men (p = 0.02). 41.4% of the respondents used supplements and 27.4% additional therapies. The use of supplements and additional therapies was more frequent in people with higher religiousness/spirituality (p = 0.005 and p = 0.01,resp.) but there were no associations between religiousness/spirituality and the number of consultations, costs for drugs, appraisal of the physicians treatment methods, the perceived effectiveness of prescribed drugs, fear of late complications or of side effects.ConclusionsA higher religiousness/spirituality is associated with a more frequent use of supplements or additional therapies in individuals with endocrinopathies or metabolic diseases. As CAM has been shown to be associated with worse outcome, addressing religiousness/spirituality which stresses the responsibility of the person for his life might offer an additional resource and should be further studied.

scholarly journals Nem-konvencionális gyógymódok a háziorvos szemszögéből

2015 ◽  
Vol 156 (28) ◽  
pp. 1133-1139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sándor Árpád Soós ◽  
Ajándék Eőry ◽  
Ajándok Eőry ◽  
László Harsányi ◽  
László Kalabay
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Hungarian Academy ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Introduction: The patients initiate the use of complementary and alternative medicine and this often remains hidden from their primary care physician. Aim: To explore general practitioners’ knowledge and attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine, and study the need and appropriate forms of education, as well as ask their opinion on integration of alternative medicine into mainstream medicine. Method: A voluntary anonymous questionnaire was used on two conferences for general practitioners organized by the Family Medicine Department of Semmelweis University. Complementary and alternative medicine was defined by the definition of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and certified modalities were all listed. Results: 194 general practitioners answered the questionnaire (39.8% response rate). 14% of the responders had licence in at least one complementary and alternative medicine modalities, 45% used complementary and alternative medicine in their family in case of illnesses. It was the opinion of the majority (91.8%) that it was necessary to be familiar with every method used by their patients, however, 82.5% claimed not to have enough knowledge in complementary medicine. Graduate and postgraduate education in the field was thought to be necessary by 86% of the responders; increased odds for commitment in personal education was found among female general practitioners, less than 20 years professional experience and personal experience of alternative medicine. Conclusions: These data suggest that general practitioners would like to know more about complementary and alternative medicine modalities used by their patients. They consider education of medical professionals necessary and a special group is willing to undergo further education in the field. Orv. Hetil., 2015, 156(28), 1133–1139.

A Dose of Our Own Medicine: Alternative Medicine, Conventional Medicine, and the Standards of Science

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Haavi Morreim
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Free Ride ◽  
The People ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

The discussion about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is sometimes rather heated. “Quackery!” the cry goes. A large proportion “of unconventional practices entail theories that are patently unscientific.” “It is time for the scientific community to stop giving alternative medicine a free ride. There cannot be two kinds of medicine — conventional and alternative. There is only medicine that has been adequately tested and medicine that has not, medicine that works and medicine that may or may not work.” “I submit that if these treatments cannot withstand the test of empirical research, … then we have wasted a lot of time and effort. The time has been wasted on all the people who have spent years learning falsehoods about acupuncture points and the principles of homeopathy. And the patients have wasted their time, money, and efforts receiving treatments that were not what they were represented to be or were harmful.”

scholarly journals Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Qualitative Exploration of Self-Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie Jordan ◽  
Hannah Family ◽  
Kelly Blaxall ◽  
Fiona M. Begen ◽  
Raj Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapy ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies ◽  
Mainstream Healthcare ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory rheumatic condition that is often subject to diagnostic delays. Individuals with axSpA report using complementary and alternative therapies prior to and following diagnosis, though little is known concerning reasons underlying use of such therapies. This study provides detailed insights into the motivation and experiences of complementary and alternative medicine use within a population of individuals with axSpA. Open-ended surveys were completed by 30 individuals (20–69 years; 17 females) diagnosed with axSpA. Subsequent telephone interviews were conducted with eight individuals (39–70 years; five females) diagnosed with axSpA. Data were analyzed using reflexive inductive thematic analysis. Themes of “a learning curve”, “barriers to complementary and alternative therapy use” and “complementary or mutually exclusive” illustrated how participants” increasing understanding of their condition empowered them to explore complementary and alternative therapies use as an adjunct to mainstream care. Individuals with axSpA recommended greater integration between mainstream and complementary and alternative therapies, valuing informed advice from mainstream healthcare professionals before selecting appropriate complementary and alternative therapies for potential use. Healthcare professionals should be proactive in discussing complementary and alternative therapy use with patients and supply them with details of organizations that can provide good-quality information.

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