ESTÜDAM Halk Sağlığı Dergisi
Yazarlar: Nehir ASLAN YÜKSEL, Bilgehan AÇIKGÖZ, Cengiz YÜKSEL, Ferruh Niyazi AYOĞLU, Tuğçe ER
Konular:Tıp
DOI:10.35232/estudamhsd.584471
Anahtar Kelimeler:: Traditional medicine,Complementary medicine,Physician
Özet: In recent years, there has been an increase in “Traditional and Complementary Medicine” (T&CM) applications and use of its products in the world and in our country. Physicians are divided in terms of the necessity and benefit of T&CM application and products. One opinion argues that these applications have a place in medical treatment, while the other opinion argues that its use and its consequences are not the responsibility of the physician. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge and opinions of faculty members and research assistants at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine about T&CM applications. This research is cross-sectional. In the research, 262 (80.1%) of the 327 physicians working at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine between February 2017 and May 2018 were reached. Questionnaire form was used to collect data. The 66.4 % of physicians have low level of knowledge according to their opinion, about T&CM, 43.1% are interested in training about T&CM, 2.3% have participated in T&CM course / certificate program. 45,0% of physicians have information about whether their patients use the T&CM and these physicians declared that acupuncture (63.2%) and cupping (40.8%) are the most used methods. 48.5% think that T&CM methods are useful. The rate of recommending any T&CM methods to the patients by the physicians is 16.0% and the physicians’ practice rate is 4.9%. 15.2% of the physicians themselves, family of 24% of doctors have used any T&CM methods.. Acupuncture is the most recommended method (57.1%) by physicians who recommended any and it's the most practiced method (45.0%) by who practices any methods. Physicians' recommendation of T&CM to patients differs according to their knowledge level that their declaration, to participate in the T&CM course / certificate program, their opinions on the usefulness of T&CM and the use of the T&CM by the physicians and their family. Physicians' request to receive T&CM training differ according to age, academic title, department, their opinions on the usefulness of T&CM, physicians' declaration about use of the T&CM by their patients. More than half of the physicians stated that they did not have enough information about T&CM methods and had no information about the use of their patients. Young doctors who spend less time in their profession and internal medicine doctors want more training in T&CM. Physicians should question the patient's use of these methods in terms of their interactions with their treatment, and follow the scientific researches on the methods commonly used in the community. However, physicians may consider T&CM methods as a treatment option in light of the information that will be obtained as a result of research conducted following scientific method.