Drugs Control and Traditional Medicines Division, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2012 Mar 12;76(2):21. doi: 10.5688/ajpe76221.
To assess Pakistani pharmacy students' perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the frequency with which they use CAM, and barriers to use of CAM.
A CAM health belief questionnaire was administered to 595 students enrolled in a 5-year doctor of pharmacy program (PharmD) in Pakistan.
Attitudes of students towards CAM were positive. Lack of evidence supporting CAM practices was considered to be the major barrier toward more students using CAM. A majority of students (79%) agreed that clinical care should integrate conventional medicine and CAM practices. Many CAM-based therapies, such as dietary supplements, massage, herbal medicines, and homoeopathic medicines were used by the students. Significant gender differences in attitude were observed, with male students having more conservative attitudes toward CAM use. A high percentage of students desired more training in CAM.
Pakistani students exhibited positive attitudes about the value of CAM and most felt that CAM should be included in the PharmD curriculum.
评估巴基斯坦药学学生对补充和替代医学(CAM)的看法、他们使用 CAM 的频率以及使用 CAM 的障碍。
向 595 名在巴基斯坦参加为期 5 年的药学博士(PharmD)课程的学生发放了 CAM 健康信念问卷。
学生对 CAM 的态度是积极的。缺乏支持 CAM 实践的证据被认为是更多学生使用 CAM 的主要障碍。大多数学生(79%)同意临床护理应整合传统医学和 CAM 实践。许多基于 CAM 的疗法,如膳食补充剂、按摩、草药和顺势疗法药物,都被学生使用。观察到态度方面存在显著的性别差异,男生对 CAM 的使用态度更为保守。许多学生希望在 CAM 方面接受更多培训。
巴基斯坦学生对 CAM 的价值表现出积极的态度,大多数人认为 CAM 应该纳入 PharmD 课程。