Knowledge, attitudes and practice of general practitioners towards complementary and alternative medicine in Doha, Qatar.

نویسندگان

  • Shaar I A M S Al
  • M F S Ismail
  • W A A A Yousuf
  • R E Salama
چکیده

A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes and practice of general practitioners (GPs) towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) was conducted in Doha, Qatar. Out of 119 respondents, 39.1% reported poor knowledge about CAM. Self-reported knowledge was highest for counselling and psychotherapy (69.0%), diet and supplements (68.1%), acupuncture (45.2%), herbal medicine (47.3%) and massage (42.5%). While 83.8% described their attitude to CAM as welcoming and 97.5% were interested to learn more about it, fewer (30.1%) had practised it before, referred patients (24.8%) or asked patients’ about their use of CAM (34.8%). Their own lack of knowledge and training in CAM was seen as a barrier to its use by 60.0% of the GPs. 1Department of Family Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar (Correspondence to M.F.S. Ismail: [email protected]). 2Department of Family Medicine; 3Department of Community Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Received: 25/05/08; accepted: 25/06/08 رطق ،ةحودلا في لييمكتلاو ليدبلا بطلا هاتج ينماعلا ينسرمالما ءابطلأا ىدل تاسرمالماو فقاولماو فراعلما ةملاس ديسلا اشر ،فسوي دحمأ ءافو ،ليعماسإ لماس زاوف ةروصنم ،رعشلا ةدبع ميهاربإ ،ةحودلا في لييمكتلاو ليدبلا بطلا وحن ينماعلا ينسرمالما ءابطلأا ىدل تاسرمالماو فقاولماو فراعملل ةضرـتعم ةسارد نوثحابلا ىرجأ :ةـصلالخا ةبسنلاب لىعأ يه غلابلإا ةيتاذلا فراعلما تناك دقو .لييمكتلاو ليدبلا بطلا نع ةليئض فراعم نع مهنم %39.1 غلبأ ،اًبيجتسم 119 تلمش ،رطق ،)%47.3( باشعلأا بطو ،)%45.2( ربلإاب زخولاب جلاعلاو ،)%68.1( ةيليمكتلا ةيذغلأاو يئاذغلا ماظنلاو ،)%69( ةيسفنلا ةلجاعلماو تارواشملل اومتها دق مهنم %97.5 نإف ،هب نوبحري منهأب لييمكتلاو ليدبلا بطلا نم مهفقاوم اوفصو دق ينبيجتسلما نم %83.8 نأ ينح فيو .)%42.5( كيلدتلاو مهاضرم اولأس دق مهنم %34.8 نأو ،هلجأ نم مهاضرم اولوح دق مهنم )%24.8( نأو ،لبق نم هوسرام دق )%30.1( لقأ اًددع نأو ،هنع ديزلما م ُّ لعتب ءابطلأا نم %60 ىدل همادختسا قوعي زجاح ةباثمب لييمكتلاو ليدبلا بطلا لىع بيردتلاو فراعلما روصق في نوثحابلا ىأر دقو .همادختسا نع .ينماعلا ينسرمالما Connaissances, attitudes et pratique des médecins généralistes en matière de médecine complémentaire et alternative à Doha (Qatar) RÉSUMÉ Une étude transversale des connaissances, des attitudes et de la pratique des médecins généralistes en matière de médecine complémentaire et alternative a été conduite à Doha, au Qatar. Parmi les 119 praticiens interrogés, 39,5 % d’entre eux ont déclaré qu’ils la connaissaient peu. Ils ont indiqué que leurs connaissances à ce sujet concernaient surtout le conseil et la psychothérapie (69,0 %), le régime et les suppléments alimentaires (68,1 %), l’acupuncture (45,2 %), les médicaments à base de plantes (47,3 %) et les massages (42,5 %). Alors que 83,8 % d’entre eux décrivent leur attitude vis-à-vis de la médecine complémentaire et alternative comme bienveillante, et que 97,5 % souhaiteraient la connaître davantage, peu de praticiens (30,1 %) l’ont déjà exercée. Ils étaient 24,8 % à avoir orienté leurs patients vers des médecins la pratiquant, et 34,8 % ont déjà interrogé leurs malades sur leur usage de la médecine complémentaire et alternative. Enfin, 60 % d’entre eux considéraient leur manque de connaissances ou de formation dans ce domaine comme un obstacle à son utilisation. طسوتلما قشرل ةيحصلا ةلجلما شرع سداسلا دلجلما سمالخا ددعلا

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit

دوره 16 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010