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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of complementary and alternative medicine: a survey of Iranian nurses.
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- Perception, attitudes, knowledge of using complementary and alternative medicine for cancer patients among healthcare professionals: A mixed-methods systematic review.Cancer medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Development of Valid and Reliable Questionnaire to Evaluate Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Lifestyle Medicine Domains.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physiotherapy-rehabilitation, and nursing students' complementary therapy attitudes and level of use.Heliyon · 2024Article
- A review of the WHO strategy on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine from the perspective of academic consortia for integrative medicine and health.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine: a cross-sectional survey from twin cities of Pakistan.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
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- Knowledge, attitude, and practices of complementary and alternative medicine: a survey of physicians and nurses at an academic medical center in Beirut.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2022Article
- Iranian nurses' knowledge and attitude toward complementary and alternative medicines: Is there any relation with quality of nursing care?Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Iranian healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and use of complementary and alternative medicine: a cross sectional study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDevelopment of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) usage makes it necessary for nurses to be up to date about these treatments. However, much information is needed about the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses in this field.
aimsThe present study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of CAM in nurses working in Iranian hospitals.
methodsIt was a descriptive study. A researcher-made questionnaire was completed by nurses working in four hospitals. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data.
resultsTwo hundred and thirty-three nurses completed the questionnaire (response rate = 83.8%). Most nurses had little knowledge of CAM. The most familiar methods were Nutrition, Massage Therapy and Herbal Medicine. Of the nurses, 71.1% believed that CAM would be effective in disease treatment, showing their positive attitude toward CAM; 1.56% of nurses used CAM, and most nurses did not use CAM in clinical settings.
conclusionsAlthough nurses have a positive attitude toward CAM, their knowledge level is low. Regarding nurses' role in patients' treatment and the importance of their capability to treat, the need to increase nurses' knowledge of CAM is felt, and its education should be included in the nursing curriculum.
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