Khalil Mohamed K M, El-Olemy Ahmed T, Aboushanab Tamer Shaban, AlMudaiheem Abdullah, Hussein Asim Abdelmoneim, AlSanad Saud
National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
Complement Med Res. 2019;26(5):329-335. doi: 10.1159/000497357. Epub 2019 Apr 2.
One of the licensing requirements for cupping providers in Saudi Arabia is to attend a compulsory training course that lasts 5 days for non-physicians and 4 days for physicians, irrespective of any previous experience in cupping therapy. The course is conducted by the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM/MOH). As a part of course auditing, the current study aimed to evaluate knowledge retention among licensed cupping providers 1-3 years after passing the official cupping course.
Licensed cupping providers were invited to attend a continuing medical education activity. Sixty-two attended the continuing medical education activity. Before the event, participants were asked to answer 35 multiple-choice questions taken from the same data bank as the pretest and posttest of the course. The test scores were linked and compared with the pre- and posttest of the training course.
A paired t test showed significant differences between the pre- and posttest knowledge scores (mean difference: 224.6 ± 86, p = 0.0001) and between the posttest and follow-up knowledge scores (mean difference: -115.26 ± 103.9, p = 0.0001). The follow-up score was still significantly higher than the pretest score, with a mean difference of 112 (95% CI: 83.66-140.34, p = 0.0001). There was no significant effect of category (physician vs. non-physician) on knowledge retention after controlling for the postcourse score. Gender, the total duration of experience, and total years of experience in cupping did not affect knowledge score retention between the physicians and the non-physicians.
The official cupping training course of the NCCAM/MOH achieved reasonable knowledge retention. To achieve long-term knowledge retention, refresher training/courses and continuous professional development will be required.
在沙特阿拉伯，拔罐从业者的一项执照要求是参加一个为期5天的非医师必修培训课程和为期4天的医师必修培训课程，无论其之前有无拔罐疗法经验。该课程由国家补充与替代医学中心（NCCAM/MOH）举办。作为课程审核的一部分，本研究旨在评估持证拔罐从业者在通过官方拔罐课程1至3年后的知识留存情况。
邀请持证拔罐从业者参加继续医学教育活动。62人参加了此次继续医学教育活动。活动前，要求参与者回答35道多项选择题，这些题目取自与课程预测试和后测试相同的数据库。将测试分数关联起来，并与培训课程的预测试和后测试结果进行比较。
配对t检验显示，预测试和后测试的知识分数之间存在显著差异（平均差异：224.6±86，p = 0.0001），后测试和随访知识分数之间也存在显著差异（平均差异：-115.26±103.9，p = 0.0001）。随访分数仍显著高于预测试分数，平均差异为112（95%置信区间：83.66 - 140.34，p = 0.0001）。在控制课程后分数后，类别（医师与非医师）对知识留存没有显著影响。性别、总经验时长和拔罐总年数对医师和非医师之间的知识分数留存没有影响。
NCCAM/MOH的官方拔罐培训课程实现了合理的知识留存。为实现长期知识留存，将需要进修培训/课程以及持续的专业发展。
