Differences in Knowledge of and Attitudes regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Health Care Profession Students in Japan

智子, 高田; 真理, 蔵本; 麻依子, 今村; 佐智, 岸田; 敏之, 安井

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“…Post hoc analysis revealed that final year medical students demonstrated the highest positive attitude than pharmacy and nursing students. This is in complete contrast to studies conducted in USA [ 19 ], Japan [ 22 ] and Malaysia [ 21 ] in which nursing students had the highest positive attitude towards CAM as compared to their peers in the medical and pharmacy faculties. It is worthy to note that, in our study, no significant difference in attitude towards CAM existed between final year pharmacy and nursing students.…”

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“…This hypothesis is supported by the fact that most students in all three study groups considered the CAM modalities they have used to be effective and less harmful. Similar observations were reported among health professional students in Japan [ 22 ].…”

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“…A study by Hassan and colleagues in Malaysia indicated that nursing students were knowledgeable, had a positive attitude and were willing to study about CAM than their medical counterparts [ 21 ]. Similar results were also, reported in Japan [ 22 ] and in turkey [ 23 ] In another study in Kuwait, pharmacy students were more knowledgeable in CAM than their Medical peers [ 24 ].…”

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Exploring self-use, attitude and interest to study complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students in Sierra Leone: a comparative study

James

Bah

Kondorvoh

2016

BMC Complement Altern Med

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Background: CAM inclusion into the curricula of health training institutions, a strategy for its integration into the main stream healthcare delivery system is growing globally. Future healthcare professionals knowledge and perception of CAM are key determinants to its successful integration. Thus, the main objective of this study was to compare the use, attitude and interest to study CAM among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences University of Sierra Leone (COMAHS-USL). Methods: A questionnaire based cross-sectional survey was carried out among final year medical, pharmacy and nursing students enrolled at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences University of Sierra Leone (COMAHS-USL). Chi square, fisher exact two tailed test and Kruskal-wallis test were used to analyze data collected. Results: Close to two-thirds (61 %) of all the three groups of final year students used one form of CAM or the other with pharmacy (72.7 %) and nursing (55.6 %) students being the highest and least users respectively. No significant difference was observed among the three groups. In general, final year students in all three cadres demonstrated a positive attitude toward CAM (33.80 ± 3. 2) with medical students showing more positive attitude than pharmacy (p = 0.022) and nursing student (p = 0.008). No significant difference in attitude was observed between students in pharmacy and nursing programs (p = 0.354). More than three quarter (76.6 %) of the students in all the three groups indicated their interest in studying CAM, with preference for the subject to be taught as an elective module (81.6 %). Conclusion: An appreciable number of final year medical, pharmacy and nursing students at COMAHS-USL have used at least one CAM modality and demonstrated an overall positive attitude towards CAM. Interest to study CAM was also observed among most of them even though they preferred it to be taught as an elective module.

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Exploring self-use, attitude and interest to study complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students in Sierra Leone: a comparative study

James

Bah

Kondorvoh

2016

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…In fact, the national nursing education policy recently issued in China has made it explicit that EBP should be one of the basic capabilities for nursing undergraduates (including TCM nursing majors), and that TCM nursing discipline can be advanced through the implementation of EBP ( 60 ). Takata et al also suggest that nurses who have been educated about the scientific evidence for CAM may play critical roles in advising on CAM, including its benefits and risks, as well as in supporting the self-care in response to patients' clinical requirements ( 63 ). Meanwhile, these roles would also strengthen the relationship between nurses and their patients, which, in turn, enhance the professional motivation of nurses ( 63 ).…”

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Knowledge about, attitude toward, and practice of complementary and alternative medicine among nursing students: A systematic review of cross-sectional studies

Zhao

Kennedy

Cleary

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Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe globally growing demand for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has attracted educators' attention to integrate CAM into conventional nursing programs. This systematic review aimed to understand the status quo of nursing students (NSs)' overall rated knowledge of, attitude/belief toward, and practice/previous use or experience (KAP) of CAM in surveys, given these factors may influence NSs' receptivity to CAM curricula, and may be of value in guiding the development of effective teaching strategies.MethodsFormally published cross-sectional quantitative studies investigating the primary outcome of KAP toward CAM by NSs were searched for from eight databases from their inception through to 28 April 2022. PRISMA 2020 guidelines were followed.ResultsTwenty-six studies were included for analysis, 25 of which were judged to be of moderate to high quality. Despite limited and poorly informed knowledge of CAM therapies, the majority of NSs generally viewed them in a positive light. Furthermore, NSs usually reported an interest in further learning, and supported and welcomed the integration of CAM curricula, at least as elective modules, into existing nursing programs. Lack of evidence was perceived as a major barrier to the use or integration of CAM. Mass media and the internet were the main sources via which NSs access CAM information. Measurement of KAP in all included studies was via self-designed questionnaires/scales or adapted from previously developed questionnaires/scales.ConclusionsThe need for integrating and strengthening CAM curricula into current nursing education is identified. Besides theoretical knowledge and matched clinical placement, skills training in literature searching and evidence-based practice are advised to be included in the curricula design. The experiential learning mode is strongly recommended for delivering specific CAM modalities. In addition, a standard instrumentation for determining NSs' KAP toward CAM should be designed and examined for use in different cultural settings.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=300602, identifier: PROSPERO CRD42022300602.

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“…In our previous study, it has shown that perception of CAM therapies differed depending on the groups of health care profession students 18) . To our knowledge, gender differences in attitudes toward and knowledge of CAM among health care profession students have not been evaluated in Japan.…”

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<b>Gender Differences in Attitudes regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Health Care Profession Students in Japan</b>

智子

真理

麻依子

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which they had positive opinions regarding clinical usefulness and recommendation to patients. [Key words]complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, gender difference, student, attitude INTRODUCTIONThe use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been increasing worldwide in recent years and CAM has been more frequently used by females than by males. In a general population, women are more likely to use CAM and to be interested in receiving CAM [1][2][3][4] . A cross-sectional study in the United States showed a strong association of female gender with CAM use across ethnic minorities 5) . In patients in northern Israel, women visiting primary care clinics used CAM more often than did men 6,7) . Several studies have shown more frequent use of CAM by women than by men for chronic and life-threatening illnesses [8][9][10] . Corbin et al. reported that there was a gender difference among US physicians regarding their interest in CAM education and that female physicians were more likely than male physicians to recommend CAM for pa-.On the other hand, it has been reported that female students in a medical school had significantly more positive attitudes toward CAM than did male students [12][13][14][15] , but several studies have shown no significant difference in gender regarding attitudes toward CAM 16,17) . Therefore, gender difference in theObjective: Gender differences in attitudes toward and knowledge of CAM among health care profession students have not been evaluated in Japan. We examined gender differences in opinions, attitudes and knowledge regarding CAM among Japanese health care profession students. Methods:The subjects of this study were 1465 health care profession students. We used a questionnaire to obtain information on knowledge, sources of information, personal use, interest, willingness to take lectures, opinions regarding effectiveness and willingness to recommend for 17 different CAM modalities. Results:The proportions of female students with sufficient knowledge or a little knowledge of massage, chiropractic, Japanese herbal medicine, aromatherapy, diet, dietary supplements, psychotherapy, yoga and music therapy were significantly higher than the proportions of male students (p < 0.05). The frequencies of personal use of aromatherapy and yoga by female students were significantly higher than those by male students (p < 0.05). Female students had high levels of interest in aromatherapy, massage, yoga and chiropractic, while male students had high levels of interest in Japanese herbal medicine, massage and psychotherapy. Both female and male students had positive opinions regarding clinical usefulness and recommendation for massage, Japanese herbal medicine and psychotherapy (p < 0.05). Conclusions:Female students are more likely to have positive and favorable attitudes toward CAM than are male students in Japan. CAM modalities that female students had an interest in and used were different from CAM modalities for acupuncture, Ayurveda, homeopathy, massage, chiropractic, reflexolo...

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Differences in Knowledge of and Attitudes regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Health Care Profession Students in Japan

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Exploring self-use, attitude and interest to study complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students in Sierra Leone: a comparative study

Exploring self-use, attitude and interest to study complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students in Sierra Leone: a comparative study

Knowledge about, attitude toward, and practice of complementary and alternative medicine among nursing students: A systematic review of cross-sectional studies

<b>Gender Differences in Attitudes regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Health Care Profession Students in Japan</b>

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