Attitudes towards traditional and complementary medicine in nursing students experiencing COVID-19

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2, 279 - 288, 30.06.2025

Sevim Dolu , Kübra Çırak , Nazan Taşan , Muhammed Canpolat , Medet Korkmaz

Öz

Introduction and Aim: it is essential to know the attitudes and approaches of nursing students, who will be future nurses who will assume a critical role in the health system, towards Conventional and Complementary Medicine (CCM) practices. This study examined the relationship between the CCM attitudes of nursing students who had COVID-19 and how they had COVID-19.
Materials and Method: The study was conducted as a descriptive cross-sectional study between October 2022 and May 2023 with nursing students at XXX University, YYY University, and ZZZ University.
Results and Conclusion: Of the 357 nursing students participating in the study, 71.1% were female, 97.5% were single, and the mean age was 20.95±2.30 years. 79.6% of the students thought COVID-19 was dangerous, and 89.9% had received the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, 74.2% of the students had COVID-19 at home without treatment. The evaluation using the Complementary, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine Attitudes Scale (CACMAS) determined that students generally had a positive attitude toward CCM. The mean total score of the scale was 113.00±15.83. It was found that as the age of the students and the duration of COVID-19 disease increased, their dissatisfaction with modern medicine increased. It was determined that nursing students who had COVID-19 had positive attitudes towards CCM and how COVID-19 affected their attitudes. Knowing the attitudes of nursing students, who are the nurses of the future, towards CCM practices will contribute to future studies on CCM practices.
references
1. Aktas, B .(2017). Attitudes of nursing students toward holistic complementary and alternative medicine. Journal of Academic Research in Nursing, 3(2), 55-9. doi: 10.5222/jaren.2017.055
2. Kose, E., Ekerbicer, H., Ç., Erkorkmaz, U. (2018). Complementary, alternative and conventional medicine attitude scale:turkish validity reliability study. Sakarya Medicine Journal, 8(4), 726-36. Doi: https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.478148
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4. Ozer, Z., Turan, G., B., Bakır, E. (2020). Attitude of patients admitted to ınternal diseases polyclinic towards conventional and complementary medicine and the affecting factors. Journal of Health Professionals Research, 2(3), 102-12.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, complementary medicine, nursing students, health attitude

Etik Beyan

Our study was approved by the Inonu University Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee - Health Sciences Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (26.07.2022, decision no: 2022/3672). The study was conducted in accordance with international declarations, guidelines, etc. Informed consent was obtained from the participants in the study. Institutional permission was obtained from Inonu University Faculty of Nursing, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Health Sciences, and Muş Alparslan University Faculty of Health Sciences to conduct the study.

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There are no funds or organizations supporting the study

COVID-19 geçiren hemşirelik öğrencilerinde geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp tutumu

Öz

Giriş ve Amaç: Sağlık sisteminde önemli rol üstlenecek olan geleceğin hemşireleri olacak hemşirelik öğrencilerinin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp (GETAT) uygulamalarına yönelik tutum ve yaklaşımlarının bilinmesi önemlidir. Bu araştırma, COVID-19 geçiren hemşirelik öğrencilerinin GETAT tutumları ile COVID-19'u geçirme şekilleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma, XXX Üniversitesi, YYY Üniversitesi ve ZZZ Üniversitesi'nde öğrenim gören hemşirelik öğrencileri ile Ekim 2022-Mayıs 2023 tarihleri arasında tanımlayıcı kesitsel tipte bir çalışma olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular ve Sonuç: Araştırmaya katılan 357 hemşirelik öğrencisinin %71.1'i kadın, %97.5'i bekâr olup, yaş ortalaması 20.95±2.30'dur. Öğrencilerin %79.6'sı COVID-19'un tehlikeli olduğunu düşünmektedir ve %89.9'u COVID-19 aşısı yaptırmıştır. Ayrıca, öğrencilerin %74.2'si COVID-19'u evde, tedavi almadan geçirmiştir. Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Tutum Ölçeği (CACMAS) kullanılarak yapılan değerlendirmede, öğrencilerin genel olarak GETAT'a karşı olumlu tutum sergiledikleri belirlenmiştir. Ölçek toplam puan ortalaması 113.00±15.83'tür. Öğrencilerin yaşı ve COVID-19 hastalığını geçirme süreleri arttıkça modern tıptan memnuniyetsizliklerinin arttığı saptanmıştır. COVID-19 geçiren hemşirelik öğrencilerinin GETAT'a karşı olumlu tutum sergiledikleri ve COVID-19’u geçirme şekillerinin GETAT tutumlarını etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Geleceğin hemşireleri olan hemşirelik öğrencilerinin GETAT uygulamalarına yönelik tutumlarının bilinmesinin, GETAT uygulamaları ile ilgili ileriki çalışmalara katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
kaynakça
1. Aktas, B .(2017). Attitudes of nursing students toward holistic complementary and alternative medicine. Journal of Academic Research in Nursing, 3(2), 55-9. doi: 10.5222/jaren.2017.055
2. Kose, E., Ekerbicer, H., Ç., Erkorkmaz, U. (2018). Complementary, alternative and conventional medicine attitude scale:turkish validity reliability study. Sakarya Medicine Journal, 8(4), 726-36. Doi: https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.478148
3. McFadden, K., L., Hernández, T., D., Ito, T., A. (2010). Attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine influence its use. Explore, 6(6): 380–8. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.08.004
4. Ozer, Z., Turan, G., B., Bakır, E. (2020). Attitude of patients admitted to ınternal diseases polyclinic towards conventional and complementary medicine and the affecting factors. Journal of Health Professionals Research, 2(3), 102-12.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, tamamlayıcı tıp, hemşirelik öğrencileri, sağlık tutumu

Etik Beyan

Çalışmamız İnönü Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Kurulu- Sağlık Bilimleri Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu tarafından onaylandı ( 26.07.2022, karar no: 2022/3672). Çalışma uluslararası bildirge, kılavuz vb uygun gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan kişilerden bilgilendirilmiş onam alınmıştır. Çalışmanın yürütülebilmesi için İnönü Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi ve Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi’nden kurum izni alınmıştır.

Destekleyen Kurum

Çalışmayı destekleyen herhangi bir fon veya kuruluş bulunmamaktadır

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