A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China

المؤلفون المشاركون

Xie, Hui
Sang, Tianqing
Li, Wenting
Li, Li
Gao, Yankun
Qiu, Wenli
Zhou, Hongguang

المصدر

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

العدد

المجلد 2020، العدد 2020 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2020)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2020-01-30

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

8

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الملخص EN

In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is more widely known and used globally.

This study was the first to investigate undergraduates’ attitude toward CAM, and influencing factors and barriers for students to use CAM.

Students of five different grades in six universities of China were selected for this study from February to May 2019.

First, the participants were divided into two groups based on their majors and fulfilled a previously validated 10-item CAM Health Belief Questionnaire (CHBQ) to evaluate their attitudes toward CAM.

Second, the chi-square test was used to analyze the differences between the groups, and correlation analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship of the data between the two groups.

Third, we used frequency analysis to identify the types that students wanted to study and the barriers to use CAM.

The overall mean score of the CHBQ was 48.87 ± 8.594, which was higher than that in other countries.

The students in lower grades had a stronger desire to learn CAM than those in higher grades (89% vs 83%, p<0.05).

“Too time-consuming and bad tastes,” “Western medicine was enough,” and “lack of relevant knowledge” were found to be the main interruptions for students to use CAM.

82.3% of students wanted CAM to be incorporated into the curriculum and desired to learn more about CAM.

72.3% of the students who had never learned CAM wanted to know more about CAM.

55.5% of the students were willing to recommend CAM.

Most undergraduates desired to learn more about CAM.

It is necessary to introduce or integrate CAM courses into the present curriculum, and it should be started in the lower grades.

We hope this study can provide evidence for the authority in China to make appropriate changes and integrate CAM into the college curriculum.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Xie, Hui& Sang, Tianqing& Li, Wenting& Li, Li& Gao, Yankun& Qiu, Wenli…[et al.]. 2020. A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1158349

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Xie, Hui…[et al.]. A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1158349

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Xie, Hui& Sang, Tianqing& Li, Wenting& Li, Li& Gao, Yankun& Qiu, Wenli…[et al.]. A Survey on Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Undergraduates in China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1158349

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-1158349