Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-6-58
Title: Comparative survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) attitudes, use, and information-seeking behaviour among medical students, residents & faculty
Authors: Lie, D.A 
Boker, J
Keywords: adult
alternative medicine
article
comparative study
controlled study
evidence based medicine
female
health care personnel
health survey
human
information processing
Internet
knowledge
male
medical education
medical literature
residency education
scoring system
student attitude
training
university
alternative medicine
attitude to health
cohort analysis
education
health personnel attitude
information service
medical school
medical student
middle aged
needs assessment
psychology
publication
questionnaire
United States
university hospital
utilization
Academic Medical Centers
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Health
California
Cohort Studies
Complementary Therapies
Evidence-Based Medicine
Faculty, Medical
Female
Humans
Information Services
Internet
Internship and Residency
Male
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
Periodicals as Topic
Questionnaires
Students, Medical
Issue Date: 2006
Citation: Lie, D.A, Boker, J (2006). Comparative survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) attitudes, use, and information-seeking behaviour among medical students, residents & faculty. BMC Medical Education 6 : 58. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-6-58
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
Abstract: Background: There is significant and growing national interest for introducing Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) instruction into allopathic medical education. We measured CAM attitudes, use, and information-seeking behaviors as a baseline to evaluate future planned CAM instruction. Methods: Cross-sectional and longitudinal survey data on CAM attitudes, modality use, and common information resources was collected for (a) medical students (n = 355), (b) interns entering residencies in medical and surgical disciplines (n = 258), and (c) faculty from diverse health professions attending workshops on evidence-based CAM (n = 54). One student cohort was tracked longitudinally in their first, second and third years of training. Results: Compared to medical students and interns, faculty who teach or intend to integrate CAM into their instruction had significantly (p < .0005) more positive attitudes and used CAM modalities significantly (p < .0005) more often. Medical students followed longitudinally showed no change in their already positive attitudes. The 3 survey groups did not differ on the total number of CAM information resources they used. Each group surveyed used about two out of the five common information sources listed, with the Internet and journals most frequently cited. Conclusion: Students, interns and a selected faculty group demonstrate positive attitudes toward CAM and frequently use various CAM modalities. CAM instruction should therefore be focused on acquiring knowledge of available CAM modalities and skills to appraise evidence to appropriately advise patients on best approaches to CAM use. Trainees may benefit from exposure to a wider array of CAM information resources. © 2006 Lie and Boker; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Source Title: BMC Medical Education
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/178010
ISSN: 14726920
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-6-58
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
Appears in Collections:Staff Publications
Elements

Show full item record
Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormatAccess SettingsVersion 
10_1186_1472-6920-6-58.pdf175.4 kBAdobe PDF

OPEN

NoneView/Download

Google ScholarTM

Check

Altmetric


This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License Creative Commons