Department of Microbiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamikyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:608921. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nep040. Epub 2011 Jun 23.
We surveyed the attitudes of Japanese medical doctors toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in 1999. It is supposed that the situation concerning CAM has been changing recently. The aim of the present study is to survey the attitude of doctors toward CAM again, and to examine changes in attitude over the last 6 years. The attitudes of medical doctors belonging to the Kyoto Medical Association toward CAM were surveyed by a structured, self-administered questionnaire in 1999 and 2005. The results showed that the doctors familiar with the term "CAM", practicing CAM therapies, and attending meetings or training courses related with CAM, increased significantly from 1999 to 2005. The doctors who possessed knowledge of CAM also increased significantly from 1999 to 2005. Almost all doctors believed in the effectiveness of Kampo (Japanese traditional herbal medicine) and acupuncture. The number of doctors who believed in the effectiveness of aromatherapy and ayurveda increased significantly in 2005, compared with 1999. In the near future, 58% of doctors desired to practice CAM therapies. In conclusion, the numbers of doctors who practice CAM therapies, possess CAM knowledge and desire to practice such therapies have increased over the last 6 years in Japan.
我们在 1999 年调查了日本医生对补充和替代医学（CAM）的态度。据推测，最近 CAM 的情况一直在发生变化。本研究的目的是再次调查医生对 CAM 的态度，并检验过去 6 年来态度的变化。2005 年，通过结构化的自我管理问卷调查了京都医师协会的医生对 CAM 的态度。结果表明，从 1999 年到 2005 年，熟悉“CAM”一词、采用 CAM 疗法以及参加与 CAM 相关的会议或培训课程的医生显著增加。从 1999 年到 2005 年，对 CAM 有了解的医生也显著增加。几乎所有的医生都相信汉方药（日本传统草药）和针灸的疗效。与 1999 年相比，2005 年相信芳香疗法和阿育吠陀疗效的医生数量显著增加。在不久的将来，58%的医生希望采用 CAM 疗法。总之，在过去的 6 年里，日本采用 CAM 疗法、具备 CAM 知识并希望采用此类疗法的医生人数有所增加。
