Authors
Eleanor Holroyd, Anthony L Zhang, Lorna KP Suen, Charlie CL Xue
Publication date
2008/11/1
Journal
International journal of nursing studies
Volume
45
Issue
11
Pages
1660-1666
Publisher
Pergamon
Description
BACKGROUND
The personal use of and professional recommendation for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been found to be related to nurses’ knowledge and type of training background. Little, however, is known about CAM usage among nurses from Hong Kong who while of Chinese origin, are educated in western medical principles while exhibiting both folk knowledge and lay use of CAM in their daily lives.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the beliefs and attitudes towards CAM in a population of Hong Kong registered nurses. A particular focus was the sources of CAM information and the nurse's professional communication exchanges about CAM usage.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional survey.
SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS
The survey was conducted from March to June 2006 with registered nurses (N=187) drawn form the Hong Kong College of Nursing.
RESULTS
Nearly …
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E Holroyd, AL Zhang, LKP Suen, CCL Xue - International journal of nursing studies, 2008