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Evaluation of medical school students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding traditional and complementary medicine

Year 2020, Volume: 42 Issue: 4, 434 - 440, 31.12.2020

Seher Karahan , Ezgi Ağadayı , Naim Karagöz

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.842511
Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective: The use of traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) methods in our country in relation to our cultural background increases day by day. For this reason, it is important to raise awareness among medical faculty students, who are future physicians, regarding TCM. Our goal in this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine (SCUFM) students regarding TCM practices.
Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with those who accepted to participate in the study among the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students studying at SCUFM between September 2020 and December 2020. 320 students who volunteered to participate in the study filled out the research questionnaire online.
Results: When the knowledge level of the medical school students participating in our study regarding TCM methods was examined, the most widely known methods were found to be hypnosis treatment (93.4%), acupuncture (93.2%), and cupping (80%), respectively. While 19.1% of the students had a TCM procedure before, the most used methods were cupping (83.6%) and leech (16.4%) therapy. While 95.6% of medical students thought that patients should consult their physicians before having any TCM method applied, only 11.6% thought that TCM methods had only a placebo effect. The 79.1% of the students, think that there should be courses on TCM methods in medical education.
Conclusions: In our study, we found that medical school students' knowledge on TCM applications is insufficient and they want courses related to TCM to be included in medical education. We believe that by increasing the awareness and knowledge of medical students, who will be the health professionals of the future, about TCM in medical education, these practices can be used more beneficially and in a way that is based on evidence.

Keywords

traditional and complementary medicine Medical Steudent Knowledge

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Year 2020, Volume: 42 Issue: 4, 434 - 440, 31.12.2020

Seher Karahan , Ezgi Ağadayı , Naim Karagöz

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.842511
Cited By: 1

Abstract

References

  • 1. World Health Organization. General guidelines for methodologies on research and evaluation of traditional medicine. 2000; Geneva.
  • 2. Ünal M, Dağdeviren HN. Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp yöntemleri. Euras J Fam Med 2019; 8(1): 1-9.
  • 3. T.C. Resmi Gazete. Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamaları Yönetmeliği, 27 Ekim 2014, sayı: 29158. (available from https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2014/10/20141027-3.htm )
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  • 5. T. C. Resmi Gazete. Akupunktur Tedavi Yönetmeliği, 29 Mayıs 1991 Sayı No:20885 (available from https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/20885.pdf) .
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  • 7. Şenol Y, Erdemli̇ B, Demi̇rezen M. Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp hakkındaki bilgi ve davranışlarının incelenmesi. Anadolu Güncel Tıp Dergisi. 2020; 2(1): 6-12.
  • 8. Alzahrani SH, Bashawri J, Salawati EM, Bakarman MA. Knowledge and attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine among senior medical students in King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2016; 9370721.
  • 9. Altan S, Rahman S, Çam S. Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp yöntemleri ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumları. Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2014; 22: 81-8.
  • 10. Yurtseven E, Vehid S, Bosad M, Sumer EC, AkdenizSI, Cıg G, Tahirbegolli B. Assessment of knowledge and attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) amongst Turkish medical faculty students. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines 2015: 12(5): 8-13.
  • 11. Kılıç S, Ogur R, Yaren H, Akkoyun NG, Küpcuk E. Bir Türk tıp okulundaki tıp öğrencilerinin tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp bilgisi ve tutumları. Pak J Med Sci 2009; 25 (2): 319-324.
  • 12. Samara Ahmad M, Barabra ER, Quzaih HN, Zyoud SH. Use and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine among medical students: a cross sectional study from Palestine. BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2019; 19(1): 78.
  • 13. UÇEP Çalışma Grubu. Ulusal Çekirdek Eğitim Programı-2020. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, 19(57-1), 1-146.
  • 14. Yüksel NA, Açıkgöz B, Yüksel C, Ayoğlu FN, Er T. Hekimlerin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamalarına Bakış Açısı. ESTÜDAM Halk Sağlığı Dergisi. 2019;4(3):276-86.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Basic Science Research Articles
Authors

Seher Karahan 0000-0002-4066-2928

Ezgi Ağadayı 0000-0001-9546-2483

Naim Karagöz 0000-0002-6456-1128

Publication Date December 31, 2020
Acceptance Date December 29, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 42 Issue: 4

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AMA Karahan S, Ağadayı E, Karagöz N. Evaluation of medical school students’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding traditional and complementary medicine. CMJ. December 2020;42(4):434-440. doi:10.7197/cmj.842511

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