Pedreira-Robles Guillermo, Vasco-Gómez Ana, Martínez-Delgado Yaiza, Herrera-Morales Cristina, Junyent-Iglesias Ernestina
Nurse, Nephrology Department, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Br J Nurs. 2020 Apr 9;29(7):426-430. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.7.426.
Knowledge of traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) and its use by patients are essential for patient safety.
To examine knowledge of TCM among practitioners in a nephrology unit and their advice to patients.
This was a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic data were collected and an ad hoc closed response survey was used.
This study included 62 practitioners, of whom: 32.26% had been trained in TCM, with no significant differences between professional groups; 41.93% used TCM and 67.74% recommended TCM to patients, with no significant difference between personal use and training received. The majority (62.90%) approved of TCM being included in clinical practice, 77.42% were in favour of it being included in formal health teaching programmes, 27.42% said patients had requested information on TCM and 50% knew it could interact with conventional treatment.
Although the majority of practitioners had not been trained in TCM, they were interested in including such treatments in clinical practice. They recommended TCM to patients, but neither training nor personal experience were significant factors in relation to these recommendations. Training in TCM is required to ensure advice is safe.
了解传统和补充医学（TCM）及其在患者中的使用情况对于患者安全至关重要。
调查肾病科从业者对传统和补充医学的了解情况以及他们给患者的建议。
这是一项描述性、观察性横断面研究。收集了社会人口统计学数据，并使用了专门设计的封闭式问卷调查。
本研究纳入了62名从业者，其中：32.26%接受过传统和补充医学培训，不同专业组之间无显著差异；41.93%使用传统和补充医学，67.74%向患者推荐传统和补充医学，个人使用情况与接受的培训之间无显著差异。大多数人（62.90%）赞成将传统和补充医学纳入临床实践，77.42%赞成将其纳入正规的健康教学计划，27.42%表示患者曾要求提供有关传统和补充医学的信息，50%知道它可能与传统治疗相互作用。
尽管大多数从业者未接受过传统和补充医学培训，但他们有兴趣将此类治疗纳入临床实践。他们向患者推荐传统和补充医学，但培训和个人经验都不是做出这些推荐的重要因素。需要进行传统和补充医学培训以确保提供安全的建议。
