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OPINIONS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES

Opiniones sobre terapias complementarias por parte de los estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Católica de Chile. Año 2014

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dc.contributorDepartamento de Salud Publica. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.es-ES
dc.creatorContreras, Diego; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorÁlamos, María José; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorChang, Mayling; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorBedregal, Paula; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
dc.date2015-07-27
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dc.identifierhttp://www.revistamedicadechile.cl/ojs/index.php/rmedica/article/view/4123
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/111398
dc.descriptionBackground: There is increasing national and worldwide interest on complementary therapies (CT). Aim: To describe and analyze the opinions and interest about CT among medical students. Material and Methods: An anonymous and voluntary survey with questions used in previous studies, was applied to students from first to fifth year. Results: The survey was answered by 526 medical students, corresponding to 86% of the target population. The students knew about an average of 4.7 therapies, out of 12 displayed. The better known therapy was acupuncture, followed by homeopathy and reiki, which raised the greater interest. The knowledge and interest was higher among women, who also had a more favorable opinion about CT. The interest decreases and the proportion of unfavorable opinions increases among students of upper level courses. Forty nine percent of respondents have used CT for themselves and 22% had no experience whatsoever with them. Conclusions: In general, there is an appreciable knowledge, experience, interest and positive opinions toward CT. This favorable attitude is higher in women and decreases as career progresses. Medical students consider that they should have some approach to CT during their career.en-US
dc.descriptionBackground: There is increasing national and worldwide interest on complementary therapies (CT). Aim: To describe and analyze the opinions and interest about CT among medical students. Material and Methods: An anonymous and voluntary survey with questions used in previous studies, was applied to students from first to fifth year. Results: The survey was answered by 526 medical students, corresponding to 86% of the target population. The students knew about an average of 4.7 therapies, out of 12 displayed. The better known therapy was acupuncture, followed by homeopathy and reiki, which raised the greater interest. The knowledge and interest was higher among women, who also had a more favorable opinion about CT. The interest decreases and the proportion of unfavorable opinions increases among students of upper level courses. Forty nine percent of respondents have used CT for themselves and 22% had no experience whatsoever with them. Conclusions: In general, there is an appreciable knowledge, experience, interest and positive opinions toward CT. This favorable attitude is higher in women and decreases as career progresses. Medical students consider that they should have some approach to CT during their career.es-ES
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dc.publisherRevista Médica de Chilees-ES
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dc.sourceRevista Médica de Chile; Vol. 143, núm. 8 (2015): AGOSTO 2015es-ES
dc.source0034-9887
dc.subjectAttitude to health; Complementary therapies; Students, medicalen-US
dc.subjectAttitude to health; Complementary therapies; Students, medicales-ES
dc.titleOPINIONS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIESen-US
dc.titleOpiniones sobre terapias complementarias por parte de los estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Católica de Chile. Año 2014es-ES
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