TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19
Introduction: The attention and interest from social media, health professionals, government agencies and the general public, and the use of services in the context of Complementary and/or Alternative Medicine (CAM) has been growing, with more hospitals, health systems and insurance companies provid...
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| author | Anna Rıta Gıovagnolı Marıa Crıstına Mıyazakı Rute F. Meneses |
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| description | Introduction: The attention and interest from social media, health professionals, government agencies and the general public, and the use of services in the context of Complementary and/or Alternative Medicine (CAM) has been growing, with more hospitals, health systems and insurance companies providing this kind of services, and more scientific publications and training on the subject. Objective: To identify adults’ knowledge and perceptions on CAM. Method: After obtaining the necessary authorizations, between 1/10-27/11/2021, a total of 104 adults living in Portugal answered to a Google Forms questionnaire on health (self-)care practices. Results: Regarding the extent to which the participants had knowledge of non-conventional health (self-)care practices (NCHsCP), most (41.7%) knew little about it and 10.7% had no knowledge. The majority (54.9%): had already looked for information about NCHsCP, was interested in having (more) knowledge about it (75.7%), and had someone close to them who had already used and/or was using some non-conventional practice (56.3%). Only 13.7% had done training in some non-conventional practice and 4.9% considered it impossible to reconcile conventional and non-conventional health (self-)care practices. The majority (63.1%) stated that knowledge about non-conventional practices is important to them as a (future) health professional (it did not apply to 29.1%). Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that, specially in times of COVID-19, it is crucial to develop interventions to raise awareness of health care professionals and the general public regarding the specificities, potentialities and dangers of NCHsCP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2645e688416f4ce5adf1f13a440301ef2023-04-04T12:06:00ZengTUBITAKSağlık Akademisi Kastamonu2548-10102022-10-017Special Issue151610.25279/sak.1135146501TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19Anna Rıta GıovagnolıMarıa Crıstına MıyazakıRute F. MenesesIntroduction: The attention and interest from social media, health professionals, government agencies and the general public, and the use of services in the context of Complementary and/or Alternative Medicine (CAM) has been growing, with more hospitals, health systems and insurance companies providing this kind of services, and more scientific publications and training on the subject. Objective: To identify adults’ knowledge and perceptions on CAM. Method: After obtaining the necessary authorizations, between 1/10-27/11/2021, a total of 104 adults living in Portugal answered to a Google Forms questionnaire on health (self-)care practices. Results: Regarding the extent to which the participants had knowledge of non-conventional health (self-)care practices (NCHsCP), most (41.7%) knew little about it and 10.7% had no knowledge. The majority (54.9%): had already looked for information about NCHsCP, was interested in having (more) knowledge about it (75.7%), and had someone close to them who had already used and/or was using some non-conventional practice (56.3%). Only 13.7% had done training in some non-conventional practice and 4.9% considered it impossible to reconcile conventional and non-conventional health (self-)care practices. The majority (63.1%) stated that knowledge about non-conventional practices is important to them as a (future) health professional (it did not apply to 29.1%). Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that, specially in times of COVID-19, it is crucial to develop interventions to raise awareness of health care professionals and the general public regarding the specificities, potentialities and dangers of NCHsCP.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2504768terapias complementarescuidados de saúdeautocuidadoconhecimentos, atitutes e práticas em saúdecomplementary therapieshealth careself-carehealth knowledge, attitudes, practice |
| spellingShingle | Anna Rıta Gıovagnolı Marıa Crıstına Mıyazakı Rute F. Meneses TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19 Sağlık Akademisi Kastamonu terapias complementares cuidados de saúde autocuidado conhecimentos, atitutes e práticas em saúde complementary therapies health care self-care health knowledge, attitudes, practice |
| title | TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19 |
| title_full | TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19 |
| title_short | TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES EM PORTUGAL: CONHECIMENTOS E PERCEPÇÕES DE ADULTOS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19 |
| title_sort | terapias complementares em portugal conhecimentos e percepcoes de adultos em tempos de covid 19 |
| topic | terapias complementares cuidados de saúde autocuidado conhecimentos, atitutes e práticas em saúde complementary therapies health care self-care health knowledge, attitudes, practice |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2504768 |
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