TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, attitude and use of complementary and alternative medicine among nurses
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Balouchi, Abbas
AU - Mahmoudirad, Gholamhossein
AU - Hastings-Tolsma, Marie
AU - Shorofi, Seyed Afshin
AU - Shahdadi, Hosien
AU - Abdollahimohammad, Abdolghani
PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to describe the knowledge, attitude and practice of CAM by nurses. Methods: Three databases were searched for relevant studies from launch through September of 2017 and included MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of science. Results: The average knowledge of CAM therapies by nurses was 62.2% with attitude about use averaging 65.7%. Close to two-thirds (65.9%) reported use of CAM therapies with patients. The primary reasons nurses suggested use of CAM were for stress and anxiety reduction and health improvement. Conclusion: Current evidence demonstrates the need for nurse education programs to integrate and strengthen CAM content into existing curricula. Similarly, documentation of the nature and extent of nurse use of CAM therapies in the clinical setting, as well as patient-reported use and preferences for CAM therapies, would provide valuable prospective data.
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to describe the knowledge, attitude and practice of CAM by nurses. Methods: Three databases were searched for relevant studies from launch through September of 2017 and included MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of science. Results: The average knowledge of CAM therapies by nurses was 62.2% with attitude about use averaging 65.7%. Close to two-thirds (65.9%) reported use of CAM therapies with patients. The primary reasons nurses suggested use of CAM were for stress and anxiety reduction and health improvement. Conclusion: Current evidence demonstrates the need for nurse education programs to integrate and strengthen CAM content into existing curricula. Similarly, documentation of the nature and extent of nurse use of CAM therapies in the clinical setting, as well as patient-reported use and preferences for CAM therapies, would provide valuable prospective data.
KW - Attitude
KW - Complementary therapies
KW - Knowledge
KW - Nurses
KW - Systematic review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042462773&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.02.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.02.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29705447
AN - SCOPUS:85042462773
VL - 31
SP - 146
EP - 157
JO - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
JF - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
SN - 1744-3881
ER -