Cross-Sectional Survey on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Awareness among Health Care Professionals and Students Using CHBQ Questionnaire in a Balkan Country

作     者：Mihajlo B Jakovljevic Vera Djordjevic Veroljub Markovic Olivera Milovanovic Nemanja K Rancic Snezana M Cupara 

作者机构：Department of Pharmacology and ToxicologyThe Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Kragujevac Graduate School of EconomicsHosei University Su DjokBalkan Su Jok Therapy Center Department of PharmacyThe Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Kragujevac Centre for Clinical PharmacologyMedical FacultyMilitary Medical AcademyUniversity of Defence 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine》 (中国结合医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第19卷第9期

页      面：650-655页

核心收录：

学科分类：1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1005[医学-中医学] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by the Grant from Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia(No.OI 175014) 

主　　题：survey complementary and alternative medicine health care students health care professionals,complementary and alternative medicine health belief questionnaire 

摘      要：Objective： To conduct a study on attitudes, knowledge, and use of complementary and altemative medicine （CAM） therapies in Serbia. Available data about CAM therapies in the region are scarce, opinions lacking from health sector. Balkan region countries had a delay in issuing national policies on CAM therapies. Methods： The questionnaire used was based on previously validated CAM Health Belief Questionnaire （CHBQ）, formulated as 5-item Likert type scale, adjusted for local environment. Health care students and professionals were evaluated. The questionnaire comprehended 10 closed questions on attitudes, knowledge and use of CAM therapies. This survey was conducted in eight cities of Serbia, January 2010-July 2011. A total of 797 participants was included. The second group of participants was 145 healthcare professionals （50 academic staff, 64 clinical staff, 19 pharmacists, 6 other clinical branch specialists and 6 nurses）. Data were collected by an interview. Examinees could acquire maximum of 70 points, 35 representing neutral attitude. Restdts： Students of dentistry （54.65 ± 6.07） were better informed on CAM therapies than medicine students （50.26 ± 7.92）. Pharmacy students （51.16 ± 7.10） accepted low-scientific CAM. Pharmacists scored better than university professors （55.12±6.55 vs. 50.29± 9.50）. Primary health care professionals had better awareness than pharmacists in dispensing pharmacies. Both groups of participants preferred use of vitamins over any other CAM therapy. Conclusion： These pioneering efforts in the region exposed weaknesses in CAM attitudes of current and future health care professionals. Nevertheless, awareness on alternative medicine treatment choices is growing among Balkan prescribers. Supportive legal framework would facilitate dissemination of CAM medical practices.