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Complementary-alternative medicine knowledge and attitudes according to living regions in Çorum, Türkiye.

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 221 - 226, 10.10.2023
https://doi.org/10.52827/hititmedj.1323358

Abstract

Objective: The awareness and use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine is increasing all over the world. In this study, we aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of people living in urban and rural areas in Türkiye about Complementary and Alternative Medicine methods and influencing factors.
Material and Method: In this cross-sectional-descriptive study, which was conducted with the face-to-face survey method, Patients between the ages of 18-65 who applied to the family medicine outpatient clinic of a 3rd level training and research hospital between 10 and 31 March 2021 were included in the study.
Results: A total of 385 people, 277 (71.9%) from urban and 108 (28.1%) from rural areas, participated in the research. The rate of application of at least one Complementary and Alternative Medicine method was 51 % in urban areas and 43.4% in rural areas. There was no statistically significant difference according to living areas (p=0.229). A statistically significant relationship was found between education levels and the application of Complementary and Alternative Medicine methods in both regions (urban p=0.017, rural p=0.020). In parallel with the level of education, social media, internet and friends play a role in the spread of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Conclusion: Awareness about Complementary and Alternative Medicine applications is increasing. There is a need for studies that will reveal the differences in Complementary and Alternative Medicine applications for the protection and maintenance of health.

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Türkiye'nin Çorum ilinde yaşam bölgelerine göre tamamlayıcı-alternatif tıp bilgi ve tutumları

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 221 - 226, 10.10.2023
https://doi.org/10.52827/hititmedj.1323358

Abstract

Amaç: Tüm dünyada Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp farkındalığı ve kullanımı giderek artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de kentsel ve kırsal kesimde yaşayan insanların Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp yöntemleri ve etkileyen faktörler hakkındaki bilgi ve tutumlarını araştırmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Yüz yüze anket yöntemiyle gerçekleştirilen kesitsel-tanımlayıcı tipteki bu çalışmada, 3. basamak bir eğitim ve araştırma hastanesinin aile hekimliği polikliniğine 10 ve 31 Mart 2021 tarihleri arasında başvuran 18-65 yaş arası hastalar çalışmaya dâhil edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya kentte 277 (%71,9) ve kırsalda 108 (%28,1) olmak üzere toplam 385 kişi katılmıştır. En az bir Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp yöntemi uygulama oranı kentsel kesimde %51, kırsal kesimde %43,4 olarak bulundu. Yaşam alanlarına göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark yoktu (p=0,229). Her iki bölgede de eğitim düzeyleri ile Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp yönteminin uygulanması arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (kentsel p=0,017, kırsal p=0,020). Eğitim düzeyine paralel olarak sosyal medya, internet ve arkadaşlar Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp’ın yayılmasında rol oynamaktadır.
Sonuç: Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp uygulamaları hakkında farkındalık artmaktadır. Sağlığın korunması ve sürdürülmesine yönelik Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp uygulamalarındaki farklılıkları ortaya çıkaracak çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

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  • Yıldırım R. Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Aile Hekimliği Polikliniğine Başvuran Hastalarda Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Kullanma Durumları. Tıpta Uzmanlık Tezi, Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Aydın; 2020. Available from: https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/tezSorguSonucYeni.jsp,
  • Öztürk M, Uskun E, Özdemir R et al. Public Interest to Traditional Medicine in Isparta. Turkiye Klin J Med Ethics-Law Hist 2005;13(3):179-186.
  • Ak N, Aksakal F. Bazı Aile Sağlığı Merkezlerine Başvuranların Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamaları ile İlgili Bazı Bilgi ve Tutumları. Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Dergisi 2020;3(2):191-198.
  • Özaydın M. Trabzon Kalkınma Mahallesi Aile Sağlığı Merkezine Başvuran 18-65 Yaş Arası Bireylerin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Hakkındaki Tutum ve Davranışlarının Değerlendirilmesi. Tıpta Uzmanlık Tezi, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon; 2020. Available from: https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/tezSorguSonucYeni.jsp,
  • Tan M, Uzun O, Akçay F. Trends in complementary and alternative medicine in eastern Turkey. J Altern Complement Med 2004;10(5):861-865.
  • T.C. Ministry of Health. International Perspective on Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices Conference Proceeding 2014. Pages 13–193. Available from: https://shgmgetatdb. saglik.gov.tr/Eklenti/5934/0/geleneksel-tip-kitabipdf.pdf,
  • World Health Organization (WHO). Traditional medicine: report by the Secretariat. 2003. Available from: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/78122
  • NCCIH (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health). NCCIH 2016 Strategic Plan. 2016. Available from: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/about/nccih-2016-strategic-plan
  • Herron M, Glasser M. Use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among family practice patients in small rural Illinois communities. J Rural Health 2003;19(3):279-284.
  • Harris PE, Cooper KL, Relton C, Thomas KJ. Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by the general population: a systematic review and update. Int J Clin Pract 2012;66(10):924-939.
  • Fox P, Coughlan B, Butler M, Kelleher C. Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) use in Ireland: a secondary analysis of SLAN data. Complement Ther Med. 2010;18(2):95-103.
  • Meier-Girard D, Lüthi E, Rodondi PY, Wolf U. Prevalence, specific and non-specific determinants of complementary medicine use in Switzerland: Data from the 2017 Swiss Health Survey. PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0274334.
  • Durmuş M, Çarlı A, Karapınar U, Keskin İ. Nadir Bir Geleneksel Tıp Uygulaması: Olgu Sunumu. TAF Prev Med Bull 2014;13(1):89-92.
  • Oral B, Öztürk A, Balcı E, Sevinç N. Aile sağlığı merkezine başvuranların geleneksel /alternatif tıpla ilgili görüşleri ve kullanım durumu. TAF Prev Med Bull 2016;15(1):75.
  • Güven ŞD, Muz G, Ertürk NE, Özcan A. Hipertansiyonlu Bireylerde Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tedavi Kullanma Durumu. Balikesir Saglik Bil Derg 2013;2(3):160-166.
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: What People Aged 50 and Older Discuss With Their Health Care Providers. AARP and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicin; 2011. Available from: https://files.nccih.nih.gov/s3fs-public/news/camstats/2010/NCCAM_aarp_survey.pdf,
  • Dağtaş Gülgün PC, Kaya H. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Lung Cancer Patients and Its Impact on the Quality of Life. Kafkas J Med Sci 2015;5(2):41-47.
  • Boccolini PMM, de Lima Sírio Boclin K, de Sousa IMC, Boccolini CS. Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use in Brazil: results of the National Health Survey, 2019. BMC Complement Med Ther 2022;22(1):205.
  • Reid R, Steel A, Wardle J, Trubody A, Adams J. Complementary medicine use by the Australian population: a critical mixed studies systematic review of utilisation, perceptions and factors associated with use. BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2016;16:176.
  • Adams J, Sibbritt D, Lui CW. The urban-rural divide in complementary and alternative medicine use: a longitudinal study of 10,638 women. BMC Complement Altern Med 2011;11:2.
  • von Conrady DM, Bonney A. Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use and health literacy in general practice patients in urban and regional Australia. Aust Fam Physician 2017;46(5):316-320.
  • Bishop FL, Lewith GT. Who Uses CAM? A Narrative Review of Demographic Characteristics and Health Factors Associated with CAM Use. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2010;7(1):11-28.
  • Weizman AV, Ahn E, Thanabalan R, et al. Characterisation of complementary and alternative medicine use and its impact on medication adherence in inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012;35(3):342-349.
  • Bamidele JO, Adebimpe WO, Oladele EA. Knowledge, attitude and use of alternative medical therapy amongst urban residents of Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 2009;6(3):281-288.
  • Elolemy AT, Albedah AM. Public knowledge, attitude and practice of complementary and alternative medicine in riyadh region, saudi arabia. Oman Med J 2012;27(1):20-26.
  • Liem A, Newcombe PA. Indonesian provisional clinical psychologists’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards complementary-alternative medicine (CAM). Complement Ther Clin Pract 2017;28:204-211.
  • Biçen C, Erdem E, Kaya C, Karataş A, Elver Ö, Akpolat T. Herbal Product Use in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Turk Neph Dial Transpl 2012;21(2):136-140.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Clinical Sciences (Other)
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Hülya Yılmaz Başer 0000-0002-1416-1521

Coşkun Öztekin 0000-0002-4490-7136

Project Number yok
Publication Date October 10, 2023
Submission Date July 5, 2023
Acceptance Date October 2, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 5 Issue: 3

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AMA Yılmaz Başer H, Öztekin C. Türkiye’nin Çorum ilinde yaşam bölgelerine göre tamamlayıcı-alternatif tıp bilgi ve tutumları. Hitit Medical Journal. October 2023;5(3):221-226. doi:10.52827/hititmedj.1323358

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