Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2015; 49(1): 31-36 | DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.88964

The knowledge and attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine among dermatologists in Turkey

Kürþat Göker¹, Hamza Yýldýz², Ercan Karabacak³, Bilal Doðan^3
1Beytepe Military Hospital, Department Of Dermatology, Ankara, Turkey
²Eskisehir Military Hospital, Department Of Dermatology, Eskisehir, Turkey
³Gata Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department Of Dermatology, Istanbul, Turkey

Background and Design: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of dermatologists on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), common methods that are widely used in their daily practices and their general approach about CAM.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out between May 2012 and May 2013. A questionnaire comprising 14 questions was sent to dermatologists via electronic mail. The questionnaires which were returned completely and correctly were included in the study.
Results: Two hundred questionnaires were taken into consideration. 25.5% of participants were working at universities, while 20% were working at training and research hospitals, 21% were working at public hospitals and the other 33% were working at private hospitals. 80.5% of participants have “little, a little and not at all”, 16 % moderate and the other 3.5% of them had only “a lot, very much” level of information about CAT. The most frequently recommended methods among the dermatologist were topical herbal treatment (59.6%), oral herbal treatment (48.1%), herbal shampoo (46.2%), and dietary supplement and thermal spring (38.5%), respectively.
Conclusion: Although many of our colleagues have lack of information about CAM, a considerable number of them could use CAM in their daily practices. A substantial proportion of dermatologists would like to be better informed about CAM.

Keywords: Herbal treatment, complementary and alternative medicine

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Türkiye’de çalýþan dermatologlarýn tamamlayýcý ve alternatif týp yöntemleri hakkýnda bilgi ve yaklaþýmlarý

Kürþat Göker¹, Hamza Yýldýz², Ercan Karabacak³, Bilal Doðan^3
1Beytepe Asker Hastanesi, Deri Ve Zührevi Hastalýklarý Kliniði, Ankara, Türkiye
²Eskiþehir Asker Hastanesi, Deri Ve Zührevi Hastalýklarý Kliniði, Eskiþehir, Türkiye
³Gülhane Askeri Týp Akademisi Haydarpaþa Eðitim Hastanesi, Deri Ve Zührevi Hastalýklarý Kliniði, Ýstanbul, Türkiye

Amaç: Bu çalýþmayla ülkemizdeki dermatologlarýn Tamamlayýcý ve Alternatif Týp (TAT) yöntemleri hakkýndaki bilgi ve yaklaþýmlarýný deðerlendirmeyi amaçladýk.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu tanýmlayýcý ve kesitsel çalýþma Mayýs 2012 ve Mayýs 2013 tarihleri arasýnda yapýldý. On dört sorudan oluþan anket elektronik posta ile dermatologlara gönderildi. Çalýþmamýza, sorularýmýzý tam ve hatasýz doldurulan anketler dâhil edildi.
Bulgular: Ýki yüz anket deðerlendirmeye alýndý. Katýlýmcýlarýn %25,5’inin üniversite hastanelerinde, %20’sinin eðitim ve araþtýrma hastanelerinde, %21’inin devlet hastanelerinde ve %33’ünün de özel hastanelerde çalýþtýðý gözlendi. Katýlýmcýlarýn %80,5’i “az, çok az ve hiç yok”, % 16’sý “orta”, %3,5’i “çok iyi ve iyi” düzeyde bilgi sahibi olduklarýný belirtti. En sýk önerilen yöntemler sýrasýyla; topikal bitkisel ürünler %59,6; oral bitkisel ürünler %48,1; bitkisel þampuanlar %46,2; gýda desteði %38,5; akupunktur ve kaplýca %32,7 þeklindeydi.
Sonuç: Birçok meslektaþýmýzýn TAT konusundaki bilgileri sýnýrlý olmasýna karþýn birçoðunun günlük yaþantýsýnda mesleklerini icra ederken TAT önerdikleri anlaþýlmýþtýr. Dermatologlarýmýzýn önemli bir oraný TAT yöntemleri hakkýnda daha fazla bilgi sahibi olmayý istemektedirler.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Bitkisel tedavi, tamamlayýcý ve alternatif týp

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