Modernized education of traditional medicine in Korea: is it contributing to the same type of professionalization seen in Western medicine?

Kim, Choon Yul; Byung-Mook, Lim，

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(03)00405-2

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“…For example, CAM has been accepted as a major form of healthcare and is partially covered by the medical insurance systems in some of the eastern countries. [16] We found that CAM users were principally informed and motivated by their friends, family members, other patients, or mass media rather than by a healthcare professional. This is similar to the results of previous studies assessing the use of CAM.…”

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confidence: 81%

The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Turkish Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada romatolojik hastalıklarda tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp (TAT) kullanım sıklığının ve en sık kullanılan TAT yöntemlerinin belirlenmesi ve bunun yanı sırahastaları TAT kullanımına teşvik eden bilgi kaynaklarının ve hekimlerin TAT kullanımı ile ilgili tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. Hastalar ve yöntemler:Romatolojik hastalığı olan 318 hasta (212 kadın, 106 erkek; ort. yaş 48.0±15.1 yıl; dağılım 18-79 yıl) ile demografik değişkenler, TAT kullanım öyküsü, tercih edilen TAT yöntemleri ve hastaları TAT kullanımına teşvik eden bilgi kaynakları ile ilgili yüz yüze görüşmeler yapıldı. Tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp yöntemleri; 1-Akupunktur, 2-Biofeedback, 3-Beslenme değişiklikleri, 4-Vücut temelli uygulamalar, 5-Manyetik veya bakır cihazlar, 6-Davranışsal yöntemler ve 7-Diğerleri olarak kategorize edildi. Bulgular:Hastaların yaklaşık yarısı (%46.2) en az bir TAT yöntemini tecrübe etmişti. En sık kullanılan TAT yöntemleri beslenme değişiklikleri (%28.9) ve vücut temelli (%16.4) uygulamalardı. Hastalığı inflamatuvar olmayan kişiler, inflamatuvar olanlara kıyasla, daha sık TAT kullanmışlardı (p= 0.023). Kullananların %26.5'i TAT'ın faydalarından memnun iken, %73.5'i yetersiz ya da etkisiz olduğuna inanıyordu. Tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp kullanan hastaların çoğu, yakınları veya kitle iletişim araçları tarafından teşvik edilmişti; yalnızca %13.6'sı hekimlerin önerisi doğrultusunda TAT kullanmıştı. Hekimlerin yarısı TAT kullanımı konusunda ilgisizdi.Sonuç: Romatolojik hastalığı olanlar arasında TAT yöntemleri sıkça kullanılır. Ancak TAT hakkında en sık bilgi kaynağı bir sağlık çalışanı yerine, ne yazık ki, hasta yakınları veya kitle iletişim araçları olmaktadır. Bu nedenle, hekimler hastalarını TAT yönteminin kullanımı hakkında geniş olarak bilgilendirmek için yeterli bilgi donanımına sahip olmalıdır.

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The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Turkish Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

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“…For example, South Korea has an institutionalized system of traditional health care that stands alongside Westernized medical care (Cho, 2000;Kim & Lim, 2003). In Korea, traditional medicine has a respected status.…”

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Reservations of the Spirit: The Development of a Culturally Sensitive Spiritual Beliefs Scale About Organ Donation

Bresnahan

Lee

Smith

et al. 2007

Health Communication

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This study investigated whether spiritual beliefs offered any explanation for why participants from Korea (N = 146), Japan (N = 134), and the United States (N = 146) were willing or reluctant to register as organ donors. A culturally appropriate measure of spiritual beliefs about organ donation, the Spiritual Beliefs Scale, was developed consisting of 2 factors: (a) Spiritual Connection and (b) Spiritual Concern. Spiritual Connection was a significant predictor of behavioral intention to become an organ donor for Korean respondents, whereas Spiritual Concern was a significant predictor of reluctance to become an organ donor for American respondents. Spiritual beliefs correlated as predicted with attitude toward organ donation and fear of bodily mutilation, showing that the Spiritual Beliefs Scale exhibited internal, external, and predictive validity. Across the 3-country sample, Spiritual Connection was associated with greater willingness to become an organ donor for women, whereas Spiritual Concern inhibited participation for men. Implications of these findings are discussed for developing culturally effective education and procurement campaigns.

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“…In medical schools that teach TCM, education on traditional TCM competence. Conversely, studying TCM may help people master Eastern holistic thinking styles [8,53].…”

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The Eastern Cultural Signature of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Perspectives

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Wang²,

Song³

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Background: Holistic thinking, which is rooted in Eastern culture, is assumed to be the core of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Recently, such holistic thinking has been proposed to be applicable to Western medicine practices for alleviating serious side effects; however, the obscure and often ill-defined terms of TCM, such as qi, yin yang, and wuxing, pose considerable obstacles for further understanding TCM. In the present study, we explored whether and how TCM is actually related to the scientific construct of holistic thinking, to elucidate the particular cultural signature of TCM. Methods: A random sample of 101 college students majoring in TCM and 93 non-medical college students was recruited for the study. Two psychological scales—the Chinese Holistic Thinking Scale and the TCM Competence Scale were used respectively to measure the holistic thinking and participants’ ability to apply the TCM in practice. Results: We found that individuals who thought more holistically were better at applying TCM to modern medical problems. Interestingly, TCM was associated with holistic thinking in both TCM and non-medical students, suggesting that this association is intrinsic. Further exploration revealed that the association and variability facets of Eastern holistic thinking—which emphasize that the world is interconnected and ever-changing, respectively—significantly accounted for the individual differences in competence in utilizing TCM in practice. Conclusion: In short, our study provides the first empirical evidence linking TCM to the Eastern holistic thinking style, which not only deepens the understanding of TCM from a scientific perspective but also promotes dialogue between TCM and Western medicine for building safer and more effective health care systems.

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Modernized education of traditional medicine in Korea: is it contributing to the same type of professionalization seen in Western medicine?

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Turkish Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Turkish Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

Reservations of the Spirit: The Development of a Culturally Sensitive Spiritual Beliefs Scale About Organ Donation

The Eastern Cultural Signature of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Perspectives

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