TY - JOUR
T1 - Medical students and acupuncture: a short sharp placement experience!
AU - Donald, Graeme K
AU - Mackereth, Peter
AU - Tobin, Irene
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - BACKGROUND: Acupuncture and other complementary therapies (CTs) have become increasingly popular, with patients calling for more integrated care. It is questionable whether doctors know enough about these therapies to provide balanced and informed advice to patients and, given that most will come across patients accessing CTs, this is an area of concern. METHOD: This was an exploratory study of 40 students attending a placement at a CT service within an acute hospital trust in the UK. A questionnaire was given at the start of placement to record their scepticism towards CTs on a 0-10 scale and again, on placement completion. RESULT: Of the students attending, 73% (n=29) completed the questionnaire. There was a statistically significant reduction in scepticism scores assessed before and after placement (p
AB - BACKGROUND: Acupuncture and other complementary therapies (CTs) have become increasingly popular, with patients calling for more integrated care. It is questionable whether doctors know enough about these therapies to provide balanced and informed advice to patients and, given that most will come across patients accessing CTs, this is an area of concern. METHOD: This was an exploratory study of 40 students attending a placement at a CT service within an acute hospital trust in the UK. A questionnaire was given at the start of placement to record their scepticism towards CTs on a 0-10 scale and again, on placement completion. RESULT: Of the students attending, 73% (n=29) completed the questionnaire. There was a statistically significant reduction in scepticism scores assessed before and after placement (p
U2 - 10.1136/aim.2009.001602
DO - 10.1136/aim.2009.001602
M3 - Article
C2 - 20351370
SN - 1759-9873
VL - 28
JO - Acupuncture in Medicine : Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
JF - Acupuncture in Medicine : Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
IS - 1
ER -