Al Zaabi Meera, Al Zuraiqi Esraa, Al Dhanhani Jawaher, Al Yammahi Maryam, Al Teniji Muna, Darwish Ebtihal
Family Medicine Residency Program PGY 3, Sheikh Khalifah Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Department of Family Medicine, Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 May;12(5):979-985. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1825_22. Epub 2023 May 31.
Complementary medicine (CM) is gaining popularity worldwide. According to the 2019 World Health Organization global report on traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM), 80% of member states acknowledged practicing T&CM. In the United Arab Emirates, T&CM practice prevalence in 2012 was 20-39%. These trends highlight physicians' need for knowledge on CM, such as cupping therapy.
This study aims to assess knowledge, practice, and attitude toward cupping therapy (CT) among physicians in Sheikh Khalifa medical city (SKMC).
A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2020 to March 2021 among the physicians of SKMC. The survey was carried out using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire included four sections: socio-demographics, knowledge of physicians toward cupping therapy, physicians' attitude toward cupping therapy, and physicians' practice toward cupping therapy. SPSS version 28 was used for data analysis. Data were reported in frequencies and percentages. A value of <0.05 is the level of statistical significance.
The response rate was 83%. Among the 154 participants, 67.5% had adequate knowledge of CT, 66.9% showed a positive attitude, and 31.2% reported good practice toward CT. Individuals below 40 years reported significantly lesser knowledge than individuals over 40 years (p = 0.035, OR 0.49 [0.246-0.998]). Over 80% of physicians concur that cupping therapy can be used to treat and manage low back pain, joint discomfort, headache, migraine, and anxiety. The majority of physicians believe that education regarding cupping therapy is required.
Most physicians had adequate knowledge and a positive attitude toward cupping therapy.
补充医学（CM）在全球范围内越来越受欢迎。根据世界卫生组织2019年传统和补充医学（T&CM）全球报告，80%的成员国承认开展传统和补充医学实践。在阿拉伯联合酋长国，2012年传统和补充医学实践的流行率为20%-39%。这些趋势凸显了医生对补充医学知识（如拔罐疗法）的需求。
本研究旨在评估谢赫·哈利法医疗城（SKMC）医生对拔罐疗法（CT）的知识、实践和态度。
2020年9月至2021年3月在SKMC医生中开展了一项横断面研究。通过在线问卷进行调查。问卷包括四个部分：社会人口统计学、医生对拔罐疗法的知识、医生对拔罐疗法的态度以及医生对拔罐疗法的实践。使用SPSS 28版进行数据分析。数据以频率和百分比报告。P值<0.05为统计学显著性水平。
回复率为83%。在154名参与者中，67.5%对拔罐疗法有足够的了解，66.9%表现出积极态度，31.2%报告对拔罐疗法有良好实践。40岁以下的个体报告的知识明显少于40岁以上的个体（P = 0.035，OR 0.49 [0.246 - 0.998]）。超过80%的医生同意拔罐疗法可用于治疗和管理腰痛、关节不适、头痛、偏头痛和焦虑。大多数医生认为需要进行关于拔罐疗法的教育。
大多数医生对拔罐疗法有足够的知识和积极态度。
