بررسي آگاهي، نگرش و عملكرد دانشجويان داروسازي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي گيلان در زمينۀ درمان‌هاي طب سنتي و مكمل در سال 1399

Evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and practice of traditional and complementary medicine by pharmacy students in Guilan University of Medical Sciences regarding in 2020

با توجه به اهميت طب سنتي و مكمل در كنار داروهاي شيميايي در تكميل زنجيرۀ درمان و نقش داروساز در ارائۀ اطلاعات صحيح به بيمار و همچنين ارائۀ واحد درسي طب و داروسازي سنتي در دانشكدۀ داروسازي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي گيلان از سال 1396، اين مطالعه با هدف بررسي آگاهي، نگرش و عملكرد دانشجويان داروسازي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي گيلان در زمينۀ درمان‌هاي طب سنتي و مكمل انجام شده است. نتايج اين مطالعه مي‌تواند در برنامه‌ريزي جهت آموزش طب سنتي و مكمل توسط مسئولان مربوطه كمك‌كننده باشد. مواد و روش‌ها: اين مطالعه از نوع مقطعي است كه بر روي 256 نفر از دانشجويان دانشكدۀ داروسازي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي گيلان در سال 1399 انجام شد. ابزار گردآوري اطلاعات شامل پرسشنامۀ محقق‌ساخته به همراه مؤلفه‌هاي آگاهي، نگرش و عملكرد در مورد طب سنتي و مكمل بود. يافته‌ها: در اين مطالعه ميانگين نمرۀ آگاهي و نگرش دانشجويان داروسازي نسبت به درمان‌هاي سنتي و مكمل به‌ترتيب 2/29±6/56 و 4/96±41/00 بود. همچنين نمرۀ آگاهي دانشجوياني كه واحد طب و داروسازي سنتي را سپري كرده بودند، به‌طور قابل‌توجهي بيشتر از ساير دانشجويان بود (0/001

Considering traditional and complementary medicine along with conventional medicine is of importance in completing the medical treatment chain, providing appropriate information to the patients by pharmacists, and also assessing the traditional medicine and pharmacy course offered in the school of pharmacy at Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS) since 2017. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of traditional and complementary medicine by pharmacy students in GUMS. The results of this study can be helpful for relevant authorities in planning for traditional and complementary medicine education. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 256 students in the Faculty of Pharmacy of GUMS in 2019. The data collection tool included a researcher-made questionnaire with components of knowledge, attitude and practice of traditional and complementary medicine. Results: As revealed by the results of this study, the mean value of knowledge and attitude of pharmacy students regarding traditional and complementary therapies were 6.56±2.29 and 41.00±4.96, respectively. Also, the knowledge score of students who had passed the traditional medicine and pharmacy course was significantly higher than other students (p<0.001). There was a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude score with some variables such as age, educational course and marital status (p<0.05). The most common complementary medicine modality in this study was medicinal herbs. Conclusion: The knowledge and attitude of pharmacy students regarding traditional and complementary medicine has been satisfactory. Also, pharmacy students who had passed traditional medicine and pharmacy unit had more desirable knowledge, attitude and practice. Therefore, it is necessary that this course be offered to students of other medical disciplines.