Knowledge and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among British Undergraduate Pharmacy Students

Freymann, Heike; Rennie, Timothy; Bates, Ian; Nebel, Sabine; Heinrich, Michael

doi:10.1007/s11096-005-2221-z

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“…Almost all students expressed the importance of being knowledgeable and trained in CAM in order to advise patients. 13 Positive attitudes toward CAM have also been described in pharmacy students in other countries 14,15 and among undergraduate students across different health care professions. 11,12,16,17 In a study by Lie et al, firstand second-year US medical students' attitudes toward CAM, CAM use, and CAM information-seeking behavior at the University of California-Irvine were previously reported using the same methodology.…”

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Comparison of Attitudes, Beliefs, and Resource-seeking Behavior for CAM Among First- and Third-Year Czech Pharmacy Students

Pokladníková¹,

Lie²

2008

Am J Pharm Educ

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Objectives. To assess and compare first-and third-year Czech pharmacy students' attitudes toward CAM, CAM use, CAM evidence, recommending CAM to patients, and including CAM in the pharmacy curricula. Methods. The CAM Health Belief Questionnaire (CHBQ) was translated from English to Czech and administered to 250 first-year and 187 third-year students.Results. The students' mean CHBQ score was 48.5, affirming positive attitudes toward CAM. Vitamins, herbs, massage, and relaxation were the most commonly used therapies among students. Czech students reported significantly low use of evidence-based resources on CAM. Ninety percent of the pharmacy students surveyed would recommend CAM and 89% believed pharmacists should be knowledgeable of CAM. Ninety-one percent of first-year vs 78% of third-year students supported CAM education (p 5 0.01). Conclusions. Czech students have positive attitudes about CAM, but are less likely to access evidencebased information. They agree pharmacists should be educated about CAM.

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confidence: 97%

Comparison of Attitudes, Beliefs, and Resource-seeking Behavior for CAM Among First- and Third-Year Czech Pharmacy Students

Pokladníková¹,

Lie²

2008

Am J Pharm Educ

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“…Several studies have been conducted in developed countries to determine the knowledge and attitude of medical, pharmacy and nursing students and academic staff on CAM, which have shown that students have a high level of interest in and positive attitude towards CAM [12,13,14,15,16,17,18]. In contrast, data from the developing countries is limited [19], where traditional medicine is widely practiced [6].…”

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Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Therapies among Kuwaiti Medical and Pharmacy Students

Awad

AL-Ajmi²,

Waheedi³

2012

Med Princ Pract

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Objective: To determine the knowledge, perceived effectiveness and harmfulness of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities, general attitude and the need for education in the use of CAM therapies among medical and pharmacy students. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed using a pre-tested questionnaire on a randomly selected sample of 250 students in Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Kuwait University. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were used in data analysis. Results: The response rate was 88.4%. CAM usage was reported by 122 (55.2%) of students, and mostly associated with females (OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.7–11.3). Herbal products were the most commonly used (83, 37.6%). Knowledge about 11 CAM modalities was generally poor, even among the respondents who claimed to know them most. The knowledge about herbal products was significantly better among 58 pharmacy students (49.2%) than 32 medical students (31.4%) (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.1–3.6). Massage, herbal products and prayer/Qur’an reciting were perceived as being the most effective, while cauterization as the most harmful. Attitude toward CAM was positive, with 176 (79.7%) believing that CAM includes ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit. Lack of trained professionals and lack of scientific evidence were the most perceived barriers for CAM implementation. 198 (89.6%) admitted the importance of knowledge about CAM for them as future healthcare practitioners. Conclusion: The students acknowledged the need to be well educated about CAM to better advise their patients in the future.

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“…[9][10][11][12][13] The majority of medical and pharmacy students surveyed welcomed the inclusion of CAM education in the curricula; nursing students were less enthusiastic. 6,[14][15][16][17] The increased use of CAM worldwide requires that consideration be given to the integration of CAM into health professions education. However, incorporation of CAM into health professions curricula is handled differently by institutions and countries.…”

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Pakistani Pharmacy Students’ Perception About Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Hussain

Malik

Hameed

et al. 2012

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objectives. To assess Pakistani pharmacy students' perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the frequency with which they use CAM, and barriers to use of CAM. Method. A CAM health belief questionnaire was administered to 595 students enrolled in a 5-year doctor of pharmacy program (PharmD) in Pakistan.Results. Attitudes of students towards CAM were positive. Lack of evidence supporting CAM practices was considered to be the major barrier toward more students using CAM. A majority of students (79%) agreed that clinical care should integrate conventional medicine and CAM practices. Many CAM-based therapies, such as dietary supplements, massage, herbal medicines, and homoeopathic medicines were used by the students. Significant gender differences in attitude were observed, with male students having more conservative attitudes toward CAM use. A high percentage of students desired more training in CAM. Conclusions. Pakistani students exhibited positive attitudes about the value of CAM and most felt that CAM should be included in the PharmD curriculum.

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Knowledge and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among British Undergraduate Pharmacy Students

Cited by 45 publications

References 14 publications

Comparison of Attitudes, Beliefs, and Resource-seeking Behavior for CAM Among First- and Third-Year Czech Pharmacy Students

Comparison of Attitudes, Beliefs, and Resource-seeking Behavior for CAM Among First- and Third-Year Czech Pharmacy Students

Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Therapies among Kuwaiti Medical and Pharmacy Students

Pakistani Pharmacy Students’ Perception About Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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