Evaluation of The Knowledge and Attitudes of Patients Admitted to Covid-19 Outpatient Clinic about Traditional and Complementary Medicine

• Main Author: Nisa Çetin Kargın
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rabia Yılmaz 2021-05-01
• Series: Journal of Contemporary Medicine
• Subjects: koronavirüs; geleneksel tıp; bütüncül yaklaşım; coronavirus; traditional medicine; holistic approach; pandemic
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jcm/issue/62606/919359

Objective: During the coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) pandemic, an effective treatment method for the treatment and prevention of the disease has not been determined yet. Promising results have been achieved in the treatment of Covid-19 with a holistic approach in addition to conventional medical methods in traditional and complementary medicine practices (TCM), which are increasing in popularity today. This study was aimed to evaluate the view, attitude and behavior of the participants who applied with the suspicion of Covid-19 in the treatment and protection of Covid-19. Material and methods: A 12-question questionnaire was applied to the volunteers among the patients who applied to the outpatient clinic with the suspicion of Covid-19. Participants were asked multiple choice questions questioning their beliefs and previous experiences in TCM and their views, beliefs and behaviors in the treatment and prevention of Covid-19. Results: 145 (77,5%) of the participants say that they have knowledge about TCM and 71,7% of them believe in TCM applications. In addition, 33.2% of the participants have applied to TCM applications before. During the pandemic period, phytotherapy (22,46%) was the second cupping treatment (12,83%), which was considered to be the most beneficial application. Although 27,7% of the participants thought that TCM would not be more beneficial than conventional Covid-19 drugs, 19,79% believed that it would be beneficial with routine medications. Conclusion: In Turkey increased knowledge and beliefs about TCM applications in all walks though the Covid-19 in the treatment and prevention holistic approach to conventional medicine has still not accepted enough belief in society.