Journal of Traditional Medical Complementary Therapies

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Reasons for Application to Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Public Hospital
Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamalarına Başvuru Nedenleri: Bir Kamu Hastanesinde Kesitsel Çalışma
Yaşar DEMİRa , Bahadır YAZICIOĞLUb , Onur ÖZTÜRKb
aSamsun Education and Research Hospital, Samsun, Türkiye
bSamsun Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Family Physician, Samsun, Türkiye
J Tradit Complem Med. 2025;8(2):59-66
doi: 10.5336/jtracom.2024-105734
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal the reasons for the application of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) practices. Material and Methods: The population of the study consisted of patients who applied to the T&CM centre of a public hospital in Samsun and completed all sessions. The study data were collected with a questionnaire form consisting of 2 parts. In the 1st part of the form, there are 7 statements aiming to reveal the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, and in the 2nd part, there is a scale of reasons for application to T&CM practices. As a result of the study, 386 forms collected by convenience sampling method were analysed. Results: 64.51% of the participants were female and the mean age was 46.48±11.98 years. The mean score of the scale of the reasons for applying T&CM practices was X=138.05±26.26 and it was determined that the participants were a moderately positive view of T&CM practices. In addition, it was determined that the participants applied these methods to protect themselves from diseases with an average of X=3.90±1.10 and because they felt comfortable with an average of X=3.84±1.08. Conclusion: As a result of the study, the participants revealed that patients mostly resorted to T&CM methods to prevent diseases, to maintain psychological well-being, and to increase the hope of recovery.

Keywords: Traditional and complementary medicine; reason for application; public hospital
ÖZET
 Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp (GTT) uygulamalarına başvuru nedenlerini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmanın evrenini Samsun'da bir kamu hastanesinin GTT merkezine başvuran ve tüm seanslarını tamamlamış hastalar oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma verileri, 2 bölümden oluşan anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Formun ilk bölümünde katılımcıların sosyodemografik özellikleri ortaya çıkarmaya amaçlayan 7 ifade, ikinci bölümde ise GTT uygulamalarına başvuru nedenleri ölçeği bulunmaktadır. Çalışma sonucunda kolayda örneklem yöntemi ile toplanan 386 form analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %64,51'i kadın olup yaş ortalaması 46,48±11,98'dir. Katılımcıların GTT uygulamalarına başvuru nedenleri ölçeğinin ortalama puanı X=138,05±26,26 olup katılımcıların GTT uygulamalarına orta düzeyde pozitif baktığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca katılımcıların X=3,90±1,10 ortalama ile hastalıklardan korunmak amacıyla, X=3,84±1,08 ortalama ile kendisini rahat hissettirdiği için bu yöntemlere başvurduğunu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Çalışma sonucunda, katılımcıların, hastaların daha çok hastalıklardan korunmak, psikolojik iyilik halinin devamını sağlamak, iyileşme umudunu artırmak için GTT yöntemlerine başvurduklarını ortaya çıkarmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp; başvuru nedeni; kamu hastanesi
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