Journal of Traditional Medical Complementary Therapies

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Evaluation of Vocational School Students Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Traditional and Complementary Medicine: Cross-Sectional Study
Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Yöntemlere İlişkin Bilgi ve Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Kesitsel Çalışma
Nesibe ŞİMŞEKOĞLUa , Neslihan SAYİRb , Meşkure PAKc , Ahmet BEYATLIc, Kürşad Nuri BAYDİLİd
aUniversity of Health Sciences Hamidiye Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Health Care Services, İstanbul, Türkiye
bUniversity of Health Sciences Hamidiye Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, İstanbul, Türkiye
cUniversity of Health Sciences Hamidiye Vocational School of Health Services, Plant and Animal Production Department, İstanbul, Türkiye
dUniversity of Health Sciences Hamidiye Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Management and Organization, İstanbul, Türkiye
J Tradit Complem Med. 2023;6(3):252-61
doi: 10.5336/jtracom.2023-97836
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude levels of health services vocational school students towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive study; It consisted of 435 students who were studying at a state university in the Spring Semester of the 2019-2020 Academic Year and agreed to be included in the study. Data was collected using the Introductory Information Form and the Attitude Towards Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scale (HCAMS)'. Research data were analyzed in SPSS 25 package program with appropriate statistical methods. Results: It was determined that 49.2% of the participants were between the ages of 20-23, 76.6% were women, 2.3% were married and 49.4% had health vocational high school identified as a graduate. It was concluded that 52.2% of the participants had no prior knowledge of CAM. Mainly; It was determined that they had sufficient knowledge about massage, meditation, and cupping. For most of the participants who used CAM in the last year; It was determined that they used massage, meditation, music therapy, yoga and cupping methods. While the HCAMS total score average was 52 (11-66); It was determined that the ''CAM'' subdimension was 25 (6-36) and the ''holistic health'' sub-dimension was 27 (5-30). A positive significant difference was found in terms of HCAM score and ''knowledge'' about CAM (p<0.05). Conclusion: It has been determined that university students have negative attitudes toward CAM. However, it was determined that the participants with knowledge of CAM had a positive attitude towards the items containing the CAM sub-dimension.

Keywords: Students, health occupations; attitude to health; complementary therapies
ÖZET
 Amaç: Bu araştırmada, sağlık hizmetleri meslek yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıpa (TAT) yönelik bilgi ve tutum düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu araştırmanın örneklemini; 2019-2020 eğitim yılı bahar döneminde bir devlet üniversitesinde öğrenim gören ve çalışmaya dâhil olmayı kabul eden 435 öğrenci oluşturdu. Veriler; Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Bütüncül Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıbba Karşı Tutum Ölçeği (BTATÖ) kullanılarak toplandı. Araştırma verileri SPSS 25 paket programında uygun istatistiksel yöntemlerle analiz edildi. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %49,2'sinin 20-23 yaş arasında, %76,6'sının kadın, %2,3'ünün evli, %49,4'ünün sağlık meslek lisesi mezunu olduğu tespit edildi. Katılımcıların %52,2'sinin TAT yöntemlerine yönelik daha önce hiç bilgisinin olmadığı sonucuna ulaşıldı. Ağırlıklı olarak; masaj, meditasyon, hacamat, müzik terapi ve yoga hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahip oldukları belirlendi. Son bir yıl içinde TAT yöntemlerini kullanan katılımcıların çoğunlukla; masaj, meditasyon, müzik terapi, yoga ve hacamat yöntemlerini kullandıkları saptandı. BTATÖ ortanca değeri 52 (11-66) iken; ''TAT'' alt boyutunun 25 (6- 36), ''bütüncül sağlık'' alt boyutunun ise 27 (5-30) olduğu belirlendi. BTATÖ puanı ile ''TAT yöntemlerine yönelik bilgi durumu'' bakımından pozitif yönde anlamlı bir farklılık saptandı (p<0,05). Sonuç: Yüksekokul öğrencilerinin TAT yöntemlerine yönelik olumsuz yönde tutum sergiledikleri belirlenmiştir. Ancak, TAT yöntemlerine yönelik bilgisi olan katılımcıların TAT alt boyutunu içeren maddelere yönelik olumlu yönde tutum sergiledikleri tespit edilmiştir. TAT yöntemlerinin yükseköğretim müfredatına dâhil edilmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Öğrenciler, sağlık meslekleri; sağlık tutumu; tamamlayıcı terapiler
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