Xue Charlie C L, Zhang Anthony L, Holroyd Eleanor, Suen Lorna K P
Division of Chinese Medicine, School of Health Sciences, The WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Hong Kong Med J. 2008 Apr;14(2):110-5.
To provide an understanding of Hong Kong registered nurses' personal and professional use of complementary and alternative medicine.
Cross-sectional questionnaire study.
Registered nurses who were members of the Hong Kong College of Nursing were invited to participate.
Demographic data of the respondents, prevalence of personal and professional use of complementary and alternative medicines, including their use for detailed clinical conditions.
A total of 187 nurses participated in this study. Nearly four fifths (80%; 95% confidence interval, 74-86%) of the participants had used at least one form of complementary/alternative medicine. In addition to the personal use of such treatment, over two fifths (41%; 95% confidence interval, 34-48%) had recommended at least one form of complementary/alternative medicine to their patients. These included bone-setting (20%), Chinese remedial massage (tuina, 19%), and meditation (19%). Specifically, registered nurses recommended acupuncture or acupressure to patients with musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain, or headaches/migraines.
Personal use and professional recommendations for complementary and alternative medicine by registered nurses in Hong Kong is substantial. Registered nurses played an active role in advising such treatment for their patients based on their personal knowledge of perceived benefit in specific conditions. Further investigations with a larger sample size should focus on registered nurses' educational needs in respect of complementary and alternative medicine and the advice they recommended.
了解香港注册护士个人及专业层面使用补充替代医学的情况。
横断面问卷调查研究。
邀请香港护士学会的注册护士参与。
受访者的人口统计学数据、补充替代医学个人及专业使用情况，包括用于具体临床病症的情况。
共有187名护士参与本研究。近五分之四（80%；95%置信区间，74 - 86%）的参与者使用过至少一种形式的补充/替代医学。除了个人使用此类疗法外，超过五分之二（41%；95%置信区间，34 - 48%）的人向患者推荐过至少一种形式的补充/替代医学。这些包括整骨疗法（20%）、中式推拿（19%）和冥想（19%）。具体而言，注册护士会向患有肌肉骨骼疾病、慢性疼痛或头痛/偏头痛的患者推荐针灸或指压疗法。
香港注册护士在个人使用及专业推荐补充替代医学方面颇为普遍。注册护士基于其对特定病症中感知到的益处的个人认知，在为患者提供此类治疗建议方面发挥了积极作用。进一步以更大样本量进行的调查应聚焦于注册护士在补充替代医学方面的教育需求以及他们所推荐的建议。
