Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use

Background: There is a steep increase in the consumer use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM), with many users unaware of the need to inform their health care providers. Various predictors including psychosocial factors such as beliefs and behavior have been accounted for preference toward C...

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Main Authors:	Islahudin, Farida Hanim, Shahdan2, Intan Azura, Suzani, Mohamad-Samuri
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Language:	English English
Published:	Dove Medical Press Ltd. 2017
Subjects:	BF Psychology Q Science (General) R Medicine (General)
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spelling	iium-573712018-04-04T08:33:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57371/ Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use Islahudin, Farida Hanim Shahdan2, Intan Azura Suzani, Mohamad-Samuri BF Psychology Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) Background: There is a steep increase in the consumer use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM), with many users unaware of the need to inform their health care providers. Various predictors including psychosocial factors such as beliefs and behavior have been accounted for preference toward CAM use, with varying results. Methods: This study investigates the belief and attitude regarding preference toward CAM use among the Malaysian population by using a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study. Results: A large majority of the 1,009 respondents admitted to taking at least one type of CAM (n=730, 72.3%). Only 20 (1.9%) respondents were found to have negative beliefs (total score,35), 4 (0.4%) respondents had neutral beliefs (total score =35), and 985 (97.6%) respondents had positive belief toward CAM (total score.36). A total of 507 (50.2%) respondents were categorized as having a negative CAM attitude, while 502 (49.8%) respondents were categorized as having a positive CAM attitude. It was demonstrated that there was a positive correlation between belief and attitude score (ρ=0.409, P,0.001). Therefore, the higher the belief in CAM, the more positive the attitude was toward CAM. Those who were using CAM showed a stronger belief (P=0.002), with a more positive attitude (P,0.001) toward it, than those who were not using CAM. Conclusion: Identifying belief regarding preference toward CAM use among the public could potentially reveal those with a higher tendency to use CAM. This is important as not everyone feels the need to reveal the use of CAM to their health care providers, which could lead to serious repercussions such as interactions and adverse effects. Dove Medical Press Ltd. 2017-05-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57371/1/57371_Association%20between%20belief%20_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57371/2/57371_Association%20between%20belief%20_SCOPUS.pdf Islahudin, Farida Hanim and Shahdan2, Intan Azura and Suzani, Mohamad-Samuri (2017) Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use. Patient Preference and Adherence, 11. pp. 913-918. ISSN 1177-889X file:///C:/Users/norulizati/Downloads/PPA-132282-association-between-belief-and-attitude-towards-preference-o_051017.pdf 10.2147/PPA.S132282
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description	Background: There is a steep increase in the consumer use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM), with many users unaware of the need to inform their health care providers. Various predictors including psychosocial factors such as beliefs and behavior have been accounted for preference toward CAM use, with varying results. Methods: This study investigates the belief and attitude regarding preference toward CAM use among the Malaysian population by using a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study. Results: A large majority of the 1,009 respondents admitted to taking at least one type of CAM (n=730, 72.3%). Only 20 (1.9%) respondents were found to have negative beliefs (total score,35), 4 (0.4%) respondents had neutral beliefs (total score =35), and 985 (97.6%) respondents had positive belief toward CAM (total score.36). A total of 507 (50.2%) respondents were categorized as having a negative CAM attitude, while 502 (49.8%) respondents were categorized as having a positive CAM attitude. It was demonstrated that there was a positive correlation between belief and attitude score (ρ=0.409, P,0.001). Therefore, the higher the belief in CAM, the more positive the attitude was toward CAM. Those who were using CAM showed a stronger belief (P=0.002), with a more positive attitude (P,0.001) toward it, than those who were not using CAM. Conclusion: Identifying belief regarding preference toward CAM use among the public could potentially reveal those with a higher tendency to use CAM. This is important as not everyone feels the need to reveal the use of CAM to their health care providers, which could lead to serious repercussions such as interactions and adverse effects.
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author	Islahudin, Farida Hanim Shahdan2, Intan Azura Suzani, Mohamad-Samuri
author_facet	Islahudin, Farida Hanim Shahdan2, Intan Azura Suzani, Mohamad-Samuri
author_sort	Islahudin, Farida Hanim
title	Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use
title_short	Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use
title_full	Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use
title_fullStr	Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use
title_full_unstemmed	Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use
title_sort	association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use
publisher	Dove Medical Press Ltd.
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Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use

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