Journal of Traditional Medical Complementary Therapies

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Araştırma Görevlisi Hekimlerin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamaları Konusunda Düşünce, Tutum ve Davranışları: Kesitsel Bir Araştırma
Thoughts, Attitudes and Behaviors of Research Assistant Doctors Regarding Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices: A Cross-sectional Research
Hatice İKİIŞIKa, Feyza KUTAY YILMAZa, Oğuzcan BALTALIb, Şevval DİREKb, Seher YAYCIb, Esra TAHMAZOĞLUb, Mihriban BAYRAKTARb, Özgür GENÇTÜRKb, Işıl MARALa
aİstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı ABD, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
bİstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
J Tradit Complem Med. 2021;4(2):246-55
doi: 10.5336/jtracom.2021-82719
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu çalışmada, bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinde çalışan araştırma görevlisi hekimlerin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp (GETAT) uygulamaları ile ilgili düşünce, tutum ve davranışlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipte olan çalışmamız İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi'nde görev yapmakta olan 410 araştırma görevlisinde yapılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulmuş 13 soruluk anket ile toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 22.0 programında analiz edilmiştir. Veri analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve ki-kare analizi kullanılmıştır. p<0,05 anlamlı kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %8,3'ü (n=27) GETAT ile ilgili sertifika programına katılmıştır. Hekimlerin %51,4'ü (168) GETAT'ın tedavi amaçlı kullanımları için daha fazla bilimsel kanıta ihtiyaç olduğunu; %33,9'u (111) GETAT'ın hastalıkların tedavisinde modern tıbba yardımcı olan uygulamalar olduğunu düşünmektedir. Tüm hekimlerin %46,7'si (153) GETAT uygulamalarını hastalarına önerebileceğini belirtmiştir. GETAT kullanımını hastalarına öneren hekimlerin %72,5'i (111) hastalarına tedavi vermeden önce GETAT kullanıp kullanmadıklarını sorgulamaktadır. En çok duyulan ilk 3 yöntem sırasıyla %98,8 (323) akupunktur, %97,2 (318) yoga ve %96,3 (315) meditasyondur. En çok bildikleri ilk 3 yöntem ise sırasıyla %82,9 (271) akupunktur, %82,3 (269) meditasyon ve %81,7 (267) yogadır. Hekimlerin kendileri için en çok kullandıkları yöntemler %46,5 (152) yoga ve meditasyon, %44 (144) akupunktur ve %40,4 (132) müzik terapisi; en çok hastalarına önerdikleri yöntemler ise sırasıyla %52 (170) akupunktur, %50,2 (164) yoga ve %49,2 (161) meditasyondur. Sonuç: Bu çalışmaya göre hekimlerin akupunktur, yoga, meditasyon, sülük tedavisi gibi yöntemler konusundaki bilgi seviyesi yüksek iken; apiterapi, kayropraksi, terapötik dokunma, shiatsu gibi yöntemler konusundaki bilgi seviyesi düşüktür. Ayrıca bilgi seviyelerinin yüksekliğinin, yöntem önerme üzerine etkili olduğu görülmüştür. Hekimlerin, GETAT konusundaki bilgilerini artırmaya yönelik girişimler ve gelecekte bu konudaki bilimsel çalışmaların artışı faydalı olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Geleneksel tıp; tamamlayıcı terapiler; hekim; akupunktur; yoga
ABSTRACT
 Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the thoughts, attitudes and behaviors of research assistant physicians working in a training and research hospital about Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) applications. Material and Methods: Our cross-sectional study was conducted on 410 research assistants working in İstanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Education and Research Hospital. Research data was collected by a 13-question questionnaire created by the researchers. The data obtained were analyzed in SPSS 22.0 program. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square analysis were used in data analysis. p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: 8.3% (n=27) of the participants attended the certificate program related to CAM. 51.4% (168) of the physicians stated that more scientific evidence is needed for the therapeutic use of CAM; 33.9% (111) think that CAM is applications that help modern medicine in the treatment of diseases. 46.7% (153) of all physicians stated that they could recommend CAM applications to their patients. 72.5% (111) of the physicians who recommend the use of CAM to their patients question whether they use CAM before giving treatment to their patients. The first three methods heard most are 98.8% (323) acupuncture, 97.2% (318) yoga and 96.3% (315) meditation. The first three methods that they know the most are 82.9% (271) acupuncture, 82.3% (269) meditation and 81.7% (267), respectively. The methods most frequently used by physicians for themselves are 46.5% (152) yoga and meditation, 44% (144) acupuncture and 40.4% (132) music therapy; The most recommended methods for their patients are 52% (170) acupuncture, 50.2% (164) yoga and 49.2% (161) meditation, respectively. Conclusion: According to this study, while the level of knowledge of physicians about methods such as acupuncture, yoga, meditation, leech therapy is high; the level of knowledge on methods such as apitherapy, karyopraxia, therapeutic touch, and shiatsu is low. In addition, it has been observed that the high level of knowledge has an effect on suggesting a method. Attempts to increasethe knowledge of physicians on CAM and the increase of scientific studies on this subject in the future will be beneficial.

Keywords: Traditional medicine; complementary therapies; physician; acupuncture; yoga
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