Journals / Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi / 2022 / Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 3

Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes About Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Physiotherapists in Turkey

Türkiye’deki Fizyoterapistlerin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Hakkındaki Bilgi Düzeyleri, İnanç ve Tutumları

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269–277
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2022-12-25
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Overall, 71.7% of the participants stated that they had a positive opinion about CAM practices.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices are steadily growing in popularity among healthcare professionals.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study we planned to determine the perceived knowledge levels, rates of use, and beliefs and attitudes regarding CAM among physiotherapists in Turkey.
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Conclusion & Impact:Overall, 71.7% of the participants stated that they had a positive opinion about CAM practices.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2017 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp · Fizyoterapist · Bilgi Düzeyi

Abstract

Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices are steadily growing in popularity among healthcare professionals. In this study we planned to determine the perceived knowledge levels, rates of use, and beliefs and attitudes regarding CAM among physiotherapists in Turkey. Method: Physiotherapists who were members of the Turkish Physiotherapy Association and willing to participate to this study were included. Data collection took place between June 2017 and January 2018. The participants’ perceived knowledge levels, usage, and beliefs and attitudes regarding CAM were determined by an online questionnaire prepared for this study based on the relevant literature. Results: Data from 262 participants who returned fully completed questionnaires were analyzed. In terms of knowledge level, 80.5% of the participants rated themselves as having a moderate to high level of knowledge on CAM, and 90.4% stated that physiotherapists’ being knowledgeable in this area is of moderate to high importance. The highest rate of postgraduate education for a CAM method was for cupping (37%), whereas the highest proportion of respondents expressed wanting to learn osteopathy (48.1%). Osteopathy was also the CAM method most recommended to patients (56.5%), while the most used CAM method was massage (39.7%). Overall, 71.7% of the participants stated that they had a positive opinion about CAM practices. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that physiotherapists have positive beliefs and attitudes towards CAM methods. Moreover, we determined that they received postgraduate education/training to learn CAM methods, particularly manipulative and body-based CAM practices, and that they included these methods in their treatments.

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Amaç: Tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp (TAT) uygulamalarının popülerliği sağlık profesyonelleri arasında giderek artmaktadır. Bu araştırma, fizyoterapistlerin TAT bilgi düzeyleri, uygulama oranları ve bu uygulamalara yönelik inanç ve tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla planlandı. Yöntem: Türkiye Fizyoterapistler Derneğine üye fizyoterapistlerden, gönüllü olanlar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Katılımcıların TAT hakkında bilgi düzeyleri, uygulama oranları ve bu uygulamalara yönelik inanç ve tutumları bu konudaki literatür temel alınarak hazırlanmış anket formu ile belirlendi. Bulgular: Formu eksiksiz dolduran 262 katılımcının verileri analiz edildi. Katılımcıların %80,5’i TAT hakkında orta ve üstü düzeyde bilgi seviyesine sahip olduğunu, %90,4’ü fizyoterapistlerin bu alanda bilgi sahibi olmasının orta ve üstü seviyede önemli olduğunu bildirdi. Mezuniyet sonrası en çok eğitimi alınan TAT yönteminin kupa uygulaması (%37), en fazla eğitimi alınmak istenen ve hastalara önerilen TAT yönteminin osteopati (%48,1-%56,5) ve en fazla kullanılan TAT yönteminin masaj (%39,7) olduğu tespit edildi. TAT uygulamaları hakkında olumlu bir bakış açısına sahip olan katılımcıların oranı ise %71,7 olarak bulundu. Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçları fizyoterapistlerin TAT yöntemlerine karşı olumlu inanç ve tutumlara sahip olduğunu gösterdi. Dahası, mezuniyet sonrası TAT yöntemlerini öğrenmek için eğitim aldıkları, başta manüplatif ve bedene dayalı TAT uygulamaları olmak üzere tedavilerinde bu yöntemlere yer verdikleri belirlenmiştir.

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YAPALI, G., ARSLAN, S., AKSOY, C. C. (2022). Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes About Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Physiotherapists in Turkey. Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 3, 269–277. https://ajindex.com/articles/872684

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