A Survey of Attitudes to Traditional Chinese Medicine Among Chinese Medical Students

Hon, Kam Lun; Leung, Ting Fan; Tse, Hio Meng; Lam, Lai Na; Tam, Kwok Cheong; Chu, Ka Man; Wong, Yat-Wa; Fok, Tai Fai

doi:10.1142/s0192415x05002904

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“…In our study, the female students held a more positive attitude toward CAM than the male students. Junior students were more positive than senior students (50.07 ± 7.642 vs 47.59 ± 9.34, p < 0.001), which is consistent with the investigation in other countries [12,25,27,28]. e lower grade students had a stronger desire to learn CAM than higher grade students (89% vs 83%, p < 0.05).…”

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A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China

Xie

Sang

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is more widely known and used globally. This study was the first to investigate undergraduates’ attitude toward CAM, and influencing factors and barriers for students to use CAM. Students of five different grades in six universities of China were selected for this study from February to May 2019. First, the participants were divided into two groups based on their majors and fulfilled a previously validated 10-item CAM Health Belief Questionnaire (CHBQ) to evaluate their attitudes toward CAM. Second, the chi-square test was used to analyze the differences between the groups, and correlation analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship of the data between the two groups. Third, we used frequency analysis to identify the types that students wanted to study and the barriers to use CAM. The overall mean score of the CHBQ was 48.87 ± 8.594, which was higher than that in other countries. The students in lower grades had a stronger desire to learn CAM than those in higher grades (89% vs 83%, p<0.05). “Too time-consuming and bad tastes,” “Western medicine was enough,” and “lack of relevant knowledge” were found to be the main interruptions for students to use CAM. 82.3% of students wanted CAM to be incorporated into the curriculum and desired to learn more about CAM. 72.3% of the students who had never learned CAM wanted to know more about CAM. 55.5% of the students were willing to recommend CAM. Most undergraduates desired to learn more about CAM. It is necessary to introduce or integrate CAM courses into the present curriculum, and it should be started in the lower grades. We hope this study can provide evidence for the authority in China to make appropriate changes and integrate CAM into the college curriculum.

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“…e proportions of students who held positive, neutral, and negative attitude toward TCM were in 52%, 41%, and 6%, respectively [11,12]. However, the abovementioned research was only conducted in one school, and the respondents were restricted to students of pharmacy and Chinese medicine.…”

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A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China

Xie

Sang

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Medical students also believed that CAM should be studied by biomedical practitioners before integration with modern medicine could occur (21). Among students of healthcare, medical students had the least knowledge of CAM, with comparative studies of medical students versus nursing and pharmacy students showing higher levels of CAM knowledge amongst these non-medical health student groups (15,23,25,29).…”

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“…There was a high preference for evidence-base as a pre-requisite to inform CAM inclusion in medical curriculum, with eighteen papers highlighting this strong preference among medical students, clinicians and faculty (10,12,13,15,19,20,23,24,(28)(29)(30)33). This preference was not absolute, with 41% of Singaporean medical students also suggested that they would accept CAM based on long-standing traditions (such as TCM), even if it had not been tested in a scientific way (15).…”

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Medical student attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical education: a critical review

Joyce

Wardle

Zaslawski

2016

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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Background This paper aims to remedy a gap in the knowledge by presenting the first critical review of the literature on major themes relating to medical students perceptions and attitudes towards the exponentially growing field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). MethodsAfter a comprehensive database search of the literature, 21 papers were chosen as suitable for the review. The results from these papers were tabled and discussed. ResultsThe results indicated that medical students lacked knowledge of CAM and are generally positive towards CAM education (especially in the preclinical years, if it provided evidence of efficacy and post-placement). Medical students thought that CAM should generally be incorporated into the medical curriculum mainly so they can confidently undertake referral to CAM practitioners. Being able to communicate with future patients about their CAM use was a major motivation for medical students to learn about CAM and a factor for medical student support of further incorporation of CAM content in the medical curricula. Educational exposure to CAM in many forms and in many papers was shown to significantly affect medical student attitudes to CAM. This may be reflective of the fact that, outside direct CAM training, there may be limited accessible opportunities for medical students and if integration is to occur, educational exposure is most important. ConclusionsThe rise of CAM as a social and clinical phenomenon necessitates consideration of further inclusion of these topics in the medical curriculum, if future physicians are to be able to fully discharge their role as care providers in an increasingly medically pluralistic world. However, the inclusion of CAM needs to be done in an objective and critical manner, which is relevant to the learner.

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“…However, demographic factors (education, age, gender) did not predict 6 WM physician visits in a sample of immigrant Chinese elders in the US 15 . Indeed, surveys of Chinese students in Hong Kong suggest that TCM use might not be restricted to particular demographic groups within this sub-population: 85% of medical students 16 92% of nursing students 17 and 96% of pharmacy students 18 reported past TCM use. In comparison, amongst western-trained doctors in China older doctors had more positive attitudes to TCM than younger doctors 19 .…”

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Overseas Chinese students in the UK: Patterns and correlates of their use of Western and traditional Chinese medicine

Bishop

Lim

Leydon

et al. 2009

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

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We explored the correlates of use of TCM and WM by ethnic Chinese students in the UK. A questionnaire assessed key theoretical determinants of health services use. One hundred and seventy ethnic Chinese participants (international students at one university in the South of England) completed this questionnaire (presented in English and Chinese) assessing their demographic characteristics, health status, attitudes towards and use of TCM and WM. Participants were more likely to use WM than TCM when they were in the UK. Different variables predicted use of WM and TCM. The statistical predictors (demographic characteristics, health status, past behaviour, attitudes) explained modest but important proportions of the variance in use of WM (37%) and TCM (29%). In conclusion, this small exploratory study suggests a need for further research on the health care utilisation of this growing body of international students. Improved language support is needed for international students in UK health care settings.

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A Survey of Attitudes to Traditional Chinese Medicine Among Chinese Medical Students

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A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China

A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China

Medical student attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical education: a critical review

Overseas Chinese students in the UK: Patterns and correlates of their use of Western and traditional Chinese medicine

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