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Opinions and experiences of physicians regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). A research report from Poland

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Leśniewska Magdalena, Kozioł Ilona, Budzyńska Julia, Kopystecka Agnieszka, Patryn Rafał. Opinions and experiences of physicians regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). A research report from Poland. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(8):307-316. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.08.031

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Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences).

 

Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159.

Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu).

 

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Received: 19.07.2022. Revised: 27.07.2022. Accepted: 03.08.2022.

 

 

 

 

 

Opinions and experiences of physicians regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). A research report from Poland

 

Magdalena Leśniewska1*, Ilona Kozioł1, Julia Budzyńska1, Agnieszka Kopystecka1,

Rafał Patryn2

 

1Students’ Scientific Group on Medical Law at the Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

2Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

Corresponding Author*

 

Abstract

Background:  The term CAM denotes complementary and alternative medicine. However, CAM is practiced by individuals without academic medical education and formal eligibility for treating people. The extent of interest in CAM is considerable. The WHO global report on traditional and complementary medicine has demonstrated that 87% of all WHO Member States legally recognise individual forms of CAM, and 100 Member States have national policies regarding such practices. In Poland, performing medical activities without appropriate qualifications is prohibited.

Material and Methods:  Diagnostic survey distributed as Google Forms was used as the basic research method with the research technique of a questionnaire. The questionnaire starting with a metrics part consisted of several questions regarding popularity and tendency of CAM, causes of CAM popularity, approach to those types of practices and patients as well as role of CAM during the pandemic. Sixty-one responses were obtained from physicians of different age, experience and speciality.

Results: Ninety-five percent (95%) of doctors believe that alternative medicine can be dangerous; 67.2% think that the phenomenon of alternative medicine should be combated; almost half of the physicians surveyed believe that there is a fundamental contradiction between evidence-based medicine (EBM) and alternative medicine. Furthermore, according to 48% of respondents, physicians in Poland should be able to recommend and combine methods of traditional and alternative medicine.

Conclusion:  Doctors point to the increasing popularity of CAM among patients in Poland, the consequences of which cannot be determined because there is still a lack of research on the safety of alternative methods. The most frequently cited reasons for interest in CAM suggest that there is a need for a better tailored biomedical approach to individual patient needs.

 

MeSH Keywords: Complementary Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Public Health

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