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KMID : 0387420140250020143
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2014 Volume.25 No. 2 p.143 ~ p.152
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A Study on Korean Medical Students’ Perception Towards Complementary Alternative Medicine
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Kim Ji-Young
Jung Duk-Jin
Lee Jae-Hyok
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions that current Korean medical students have towards the practice and efficacy of Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM).
Methods: A survey questionnaire was given to 91 Korean medical students assessing their attitudes towards CAM.
Results: 1) Most students (82.4%) expressed concern about CAM. 2) Many students (59.3%) expressed a positive attitude towards the efficacy of CAM. No surveyed student (0%) thought the efficacy of CAM was due to the placebo effect. 3) Many students (75.8%) posited that Korean Medicine would ultimately absorb CAM to facilitate the development of Korean medicine. 4) Most surveyed students (87.9%) answered they planned to integrate the use of CAM in their clinical practice.
Conclusions: The survey questionnaire results suggests that Korean medical students have a positive perception toward CAM. They also have an affirmative attitude towards the clinical use of CAM.
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KEYWORD
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Complementary Alterative Medicine (CAM), Korean Medicine, Perception
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