Greenfield S M, Brown R, Dawlatly S L, Reynolds J A, Roberts S, Dawlatly R J
Department of Primary Care & General Practice, Primary Care Clinical Sciences Building, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Complement Ther Med. 2006 Sep;14(3):207-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.12.001. Epub 2006 Jan 24.
To explore gender differences in attitudes to CAM among Year 1, 2 and 3 medical students.
Survey; seven-item self-administered questionnaire.
Plenary lectures at the start of semester 2 of the academic year at the University of Birmingham Medical School.
35.6% of 662 students were male and 64.4% female. Females were more likely than males to feel CAM has an important role in healthcare (p < 0.001). This difference increased through the medical course (p < 0.05). Females gave a more positive rating than males to the use of five therapies in healthcare (p < 001). Females were more positive than males about learning the theory (p < 0.001) and practice (p < 0.001) of CAM and a greater amount of CAM curriculum time (p < 0.001).
If CAM teaching is optional females may be more likely to choose it. An unexpected consequence of more women than men entering medical school may be a positive impact on the development of integrated medicine.
探讨一年级、二年级和三年级医学生对补充替代医学（CAM）态度的性别差异。
调查；采用七项自填式问卷。
伯明翰大学医学院学年第二学期开始时的全体讲座。
662名学生中，35.6%为男性，64.4%为女性。女性比男性更倾向于认为补充替代医学在医疗保健中具有重要作用（p<0.001）。这种差异在医学课程学习过程中有所增加（p<0.05）。在医疗保健中使用五种疗法方面，女性给出的评分比男性更积极（p<0.01）。在补充替代医学的理论学习（p<0.001）和实践学习（p<0.001）以及更多的补充替代医学课程时间方面（p<0.001），女性比男性更积极。
如果补充替代医学教学是选修的，女性可能更倾向于选择。女性比男性更多地进入医学院可能会对整合医学的发展产生积极影响，这是一个意想不到的结果。
