Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Curr Med Res Opin. 2020 Sep;36(9):1465-1471. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2020.1786679. Epub 2020 Jul 25.
People often use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods in Turkey, but reliability of the application of these methods is controversial. Considering the role of medical students (i.e. physician candidates) in sustainable health, their perspectives on CAM methods are important. This report explores the level of knowledge, experience, and preferences for the use of CAM methods among medical school students.
A survey about the use of CAM and interest in CAM methods was applied to 101 first-year and 87 fifth-year medical school students. The binary and multinomial logistic regression models were used for statistical analysis.
Sixteen percent of the first-year and 9% of the fifth-year students were familiar with "The Regulation on Traditional and Complementary Medical Practices" published by the Ministry of Health of Turkey in 2014. While participants reported the most familiarity with acupuncture treatment, they were the most unfamiliar with prolotherapy among all CAM methods. Seeking advice from a licensed physician before applying CAM methods was the general agreement among the participants. Interest in learning and practicing hypnosis was the highest-rated CAM method among the participants.
Increasing knowledge and awareness of CAM methods by including them into the medical curriculum would be essential for the correct use of CAM methods.
在土耳其，人们经常使用补充和替代医学（CAM）方法，但这些方法的应用可靠性存在争议。考虑到医学生（即医师候选人）在可持续健康方面的作用，他们对 CAM 方法的看法很重要。本报告探讨了医学生对 CAM 方法的知识、经验水平和使用偏好。
我们向 101 名一年级和 87 名五年级医学生发放了一份关于 CAM 使用和对 CAM 方法兴趣的调查问卷。采用二项和多项逻辑回归模型进行统计分析。
16%的一年级学生和 9%的五年级学生熟悉 2014 年土耳其卫生部发布的《传统和补充医疗实践条例》。虽然参与者报告说对针灸治疗最熟悉，但他们对所有 CAM 方法中最不熟悉的是普罗疗法。在使用 CAM 方法之前向有执照的医生咨询是参与者的普遍共识。参与者对学习和实践催眠最感兴趣，认为这是 CAM 方法中评价最高的一种。
将 CAM 方法纳入医学课程，增加对 CAM 方法的了解和认识，对于正确使用 CAM 方法至关重要。
