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KMID : 1004620040100020061
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Clinical Nursing Research
2004 Volume.10 No. 2 p.61 ~ p.73
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Knowledge, Experience and Attitude of Nurses toward Complementary and Alternative Therapies
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Lee Kyu-Eun
Yom Young-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge, experience and attitude of Korean nurses toward Complementary and Alternative Therapies(CAT).
Method:The subjects were 485 nurses working at hospitals in Seoul, Kangwon, Chungbuk, Chunnam and Kyongbuk provinces. A questionnaire were developed by researchers and the data had been collected for five weeks.
Result:Most of the subjects had heard about CAT or known the principles of CAT. About 44.5% of the subjects used CAT for them or their family. About 27.4% of the subjects had received CAT education. The subjects took a neutral attitude toward CAT.
Conclusion:Nurses need to expand their knowledge and skill toward CAT for patients. Further research investigating the knowledge and use patterns of alternative therapies between nurses and patients is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Knowledge, Experience, Attitude, Nurses, Complementary and alternative therapies
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