Comparative analysis of 1st, 2nd, and 4th year MD students' attitudes toward Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Abstract

Background: To identify and report the attitudes and beliefs of 1 st , 2 nd , and 4 th year medical students toward complementary alternative medicine (CAM).

Atitude de Estudantes de Medicina frente a Terapias Alternativas e Complementares

“…Esta proporção, maior que a de oito dos estudos analisados 9,11,[13][14][15][16][17][18] , pode indicar interesse dos sujeitos de pesquisa com relação a este tema, visto que a participação no estudo foi voluntária.…”

“…Estes dados vão contra o esperado de acordo com a revisão da literatura, que demonstrou declínio das atitudes favoráveis ao longo do curso de Medicina 11,15,21,25 . Este fato tem sido explicado pela tendência dos estudantes dos estágios iniciais a exibir maior idealismo 21 , que seria perdido devido à exposição deles às atitudes negativas com relação às terapias complementares durante o treinamento clínico 12 .…”

“…O CHBQ é um questionário de dez itens, previamente validado, que requer o cálculo de um escore, pois as questões não podem ser usadas individualmente para medir atitudes 11 . Três dos itens são intencionalmente escritos de forma negativa para minimizar a tendência de alguns respondentes a usar de forma constante apenas um intervalo da escala oferecida 12 .…”

<b>Gender Differences in Attitudes regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Health Care Profession Students in Japan</b>

“…On the other hand, it has been reported that female students in a medical school had significantly more positive attitudes toward CAM than did male students [12][13][14][15] , but several studies have shown no significant difference in gender regarding attitudes toward CAM 16,17) . Therefore, gender difference in the for pharmaceutical students.…”

“…Several studies have shown more frequent use of CAM by women than by men for chronic and life-threatening illnesses [8][9][10] . Corbin et al reported that there was a gender difference among US physicians regarding their interest in CAM education and that female physicians were more likely than male physicians to recommend CAM for pa-.On the other hand, it has been reported that female students in a medical school had significantly more positive attitudes toward CAM than did male students [12][13][14][15] , but several studies have shown no significant difference in gender regarding attitudes toward CAM 16,17) . Therefore, gender difference in the…”