Knowledge level and attitude towards complementary and alternative treatment methods among medical students: a cross-sectional survey study in Turkey

Dora, Devrim Demir; Aksoyalp, Zinnet Şevval; Nacitarhan, Cahit

doi:10.1080/03007995.2020.1786679

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“…To our study, among TCAM methods that are recognized by the Ministry of Health, the most favored by medical students was acupuncture (75.4%), similar to previous studies all around the world (Joyce et al, 2016), ranging from 77% to above 90% (Brown & Bilszta, 2021). While the most known was "leech", the least known method was prolotherapy, which also has been found the same in a recent study in Turkey (Demir-Dora et al, 2020). However, an older study conducted in Turkey showed that the most known methods were herbal treatment, acupuncture, and hypnosis (Akan et al, 2012).…”

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How does evidence-based medicine training affect medical students’ views on traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine and the conspiracy theories about COVID-19: a nationwide study

Coşkun,

Kıyak,

Budakoğlu

2023

Prim Health Care Res Dev

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Aim: It was aimed to explore the relationship between evidence-based medicine (EBM) training and medical students’ views on traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) and their views on conspiracies about COVID-19. Background: Medical students constitute the future workforce of primary health care services. The relationship between EBM training and their views on conspiracies about COVID-19 is critical to explore for providing a better primary health care. The relationship EBM training and medical students’ views on TCAM is also important in this regard. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Turkish medical students were surveyed about EBM training, TCAM, and COVID-19 conspiracies. The electronic survey form consisted of five parts: Demographic characteristics, views and self-perceived knowledge about TCAM and the methods, views on the origin of SARS-COV-2, participation in EBM training, and views on TCAM training. A total of 49 medical schools provided response. Along with descriptive statistics, Chi-square test was utilized. Findings: Among 2577 participants, 24.0% of them believed SARS-COV-2 was artificially designed. The students who have participated in EBM training via both lecture and small group discussions have a less positive view on TCAM than both the students who have not participated in any EBM training (p < 0.05) and the students who participated in only-lectures (p < 0.05). There was a significant association between EBM training and whether believing COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2) has been designed purposefully by some people or it has emerged naturally χ2 (1) = 17.21 p < 0.001. The odds of thinking COVID-19 emerged naturally was 1.85 times higher (95% CI: 1.38-2.47) if the students have participated in EBM training via both lectures and small group discussions than if they have not participated in any EBM training. EBM training affects medical students in terms of beliefs on COVID-19 conspiracies.

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How does evidence-based medicine training affect medical students’ views on traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine and the conspiracy theories about COVID-19: a nationwide study

Coşkun,

Kıyak,

Budakoğlu

2023

Prim Health Care Res Dev

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“…In this context, a question is raised as that why in most of the studies [6][7][8][11][12][13][14][15], all students agreed and supported the integration of CAM education into the medical education curriculum; nonetheless, despite poor knowledge regarding CAM modalities, the majority of students had positive attitudes and perceptions about CAM usage. Therefore, the reasons for the gap between students' knowledge and attitude must be determined.…”

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“…Regulation of academic standards and the development of consistent curricula for CAM will help students proficiently provide safe and efficient CAM therapies [ 5 ]. Safe and beneficial use of CAM modalities results from integrating CAM education practices into curricula and increasing knowledge of CAM modalities [ 6 ]. Integration of CAM training into the medical curriculum remarkably influences the attitude of medical students toward CAM.…”

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The effectiveness of teaching complementary and alternative medicine based on the components of theory of planned behavior on nutrition students: multicenter research study

2023

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Objective Safe and beneficial use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities results from integrating CAM education into curricula and increasing CAM knowledge. We sought how much teaching CAM procedures in a virtual environment can influence the components of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), including knowledge, attitude, behavioral intention, and behavior of nutrition students. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 162 undergraduate nutrition students were selected through convenience sampling based on inclusion criteria in 2021–2022. Data were collected through a validated researcher-made CAM questionnaire that was designed based on TPB questionnaire that consisted of four constructs (knowledge, attitude, behavioral intention, and behavior). The content validity index and content validity ratio of the questionnaire were evaluated. Results Our results revealed that students who significantly scored the highest scores in attitude, behavioral intention, and behavior constructs were the students who claimed that “teaching two credits of CAM for nutrition students is not enough” (p. value = < 0.001, < 0.001, and 0.005, respectively). In addition, these students used treatment methods of CAM for themselves, suggested treatment methods of CAM to others, and followed the recommendations of the CAM specialists (for three pairwise comparisons: p. value = < 0.001, < 0.001, and < 0.001, respectively). The attitude could predict 70% of behavioral intention. However, attitude and behavioral intention could predict 90% of behavior. Conclusion Attitude was the most critical determinant influencing behavioral intention and behavior. CAM teaching using evidence-based CAM-ITM principles with a succinct, concerted, and collaborative curriculum, integration of CAM into continuing education, and integration of educational CAM programs continuously for several years into the academic curriculum in the actual setting influence the success of the educational CAM program.

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“…Another study among Turkish medical students made a similar observation concerning CAM approaches: only a minority of first-year (16%) and the fifth-year medical students (9%) were familiar with "The Regulation on Traditional and Complementary Medical Practices" published by the Ministry of Health of Turkey in 2014. The authors concluded that the awareness of CAM methods should be increased by further integrating CAM into medical curricula (Demir-Dora et al 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Indications of medical plants: what do medical students in Germany know? A cross-sectional study

Büntzel

Ritschel

Wurm-Kuczera

et al. 2022

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol

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Background Patients use phytotherapy in addition to cancer therapy. Aiming to equip students with the knowledge necessary for a holistic treatment approach, the (German) national competence-based catalogue of educational objectives in medicine advises to include phytotherapy as part of the curriculum. Here, we evaluate if medical students know the official indication of herbal products as stated by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) for treating oral and abdominal discomfort. Methods In an online survey, students were asked to write down indications they associated with 25 plants used for treating either oral or abdominal discomfort. Students’ indications were then sorted according to symptom complexes (oral discomfort, abdominal discomfort, skin care, others) and compared with the official indications stated by the BfArM. Results Of 168 participating students, 113 wrote down indications for 22 of the 25 plants surveyed. 70.80% of the students knew the correct indication for Matricaria recutita, 41.59% for Salvia officinalis, 37.17% for Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and 36.28% for Mentha piperita. Those were the highest rates of correct answers. Looking at symptom complexes (e.g., oral/ abdominal discomfort) instead of single symptoms, ≥ 10% of the students stated an indication that fell into the same symptom complex as the BfArM’s indication for 10 out of 25 plants surveyed. The most well-known plants and indications were Matricaria recutita, Salvia officinalis and Mentha x piperita. Conclusion Only a small minority of participating students know the official indications for specific phytotherapeutic drugs. Our study demonstrates that phytotherapy needs to be incorporated into the medical teaching curriculum.

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Knowledge level and attitude towards complementary and alternative treatment methods among medical students: a cross-sectional survey study in Turkey

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

How does evidence-based medicine training affect medical students’ views on traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine and the conspiracy theories about COVID-19: a nationwide study

How does evidence-based medicine training affect medical students’ views on traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine and the conspiracy theories about COVID-19: a nationwide study

The effectiveness of teaching complementary and alternative medicine based on the components of theory of planned behavior on nutrition students: multicenter research study

Indications of medical plants: what do medical students in Germany know? A cross-sectional study

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