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

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

Pages : 279-288

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Publication Date : 2025-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :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 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.
Keywords : COVID-19, tamamlayıcı tıp, hemşirelik öğrencileri, sağlık tutumu

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