Damgaard-Mørch Nicolai Lindloff, Nielsen Lea Juul, Uldall Sigurd Wiingaard
Kirstinedalsvej 16, 3. th., DK-2000 Frederiksberg.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2008 Nov 24;170(48):3941-5.
Medical faculties worldwide are integrating courses on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), accepting that knowledge of population's health behaviour, including CAM, increases physicians' ability to communicate, council and treat their patients. The aim of this survey was to assess attitudes towards and knowledge of CAM, and to determine if medical students at the University of Copenhagen perceived a need for education on CAM.
Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among 508 students on 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th semester. A total of 470 questionnaires were included.
In all, 94% reported knowledge of one or more CAM modalities, 34% reported knowledge of more than five. Most were acquainted with, had tried and would recommend the modalities herbal medicine/supplements, acupuncture and reflexology. Females were more CAM-positive than males and older students were less positive than the aggregate average. The students showed poor knowledge of the general population's use of CAM.
A surprisingly large part of the medical students in Copenhagen reported knowledge and use of CAM compared with other countries, and with the general population, and the students are generally positive towards CAM. The majority agrees that physicians need to possess basic knowledge of CAM, and that courses on CAM should form part of the curriculum.
世界各地的医学院都在整合补充和替代医学（CAM）课程，因为人们认识到，了解包括CAM在内的人群健康行为知识，能够提高医生与患者沟通、咨询和治疗的能力。本次调查的目的是评估对CAM的态度和知识，并确定哥本哈根大学的医学生是否认为有必要接受CAM教育。
在第1、2、4、6、8和10学期向508名学生发放了自填式问卷。共纳入470份问卷。
总体而言，94%的学生表示了解一种或多种CAM模式，34%的学生表示了解五种以上。大多数人熟悉、尝试过并会推荐草药/补充剂、针灸和反射疗法等模式。女性对CAM的态度比男性更积极，年龄较大的学生比总体平均水平更不积极。学生们对普通人群使用CAM的了解较少。
与其他国家和普通人群相比，哥本哈根的医学生中报告了解和使用CAM的比例高得出奇，而且学生们总体上对CAM持积极态度。大多数人同意医生需要具备CAM的基本知识，并且CAM课程应该成为课程的一部分。
