Artigo Científico

Resumo:Introduction: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), conceived in the womb of Chinese culture, is gaining more and more popularity in the world. What views on its possibilities do dentists studying in Russia have?
Objectives: Our goal is to establish the peculiarities of the attitude
to TCMthatarecharacteristicofdentalstudentsandcorrelatethem
with their psychosocial qualities.
Methods: We surveyed anonymously 106 dental students of Ulia
nov Chuvash State University using the Attitude to TCM Survey
(E. Nikolaev) and the Sociocultural Health Questionnaire
(E. Nikolaev). To analyze the interrelations, we used a correlation
analysis.
Results: More than two thirds of the respondents (72.6%) know
about TCM, 20.8% consider it more effective than conventional
medicine. Respondents with a higher level of stress show more
interest in TCM (r=.27, p<.05), those who smoke hookah have less
interest(r=-.25,p<.05).Studentswholessoftenworkoutinagymare
ready to turn to TCM (r=.23, p<.05). Students who are less often
engaged in sports are more inclined to go to China for TCM treat
ment (r=.19, p<.05). They also less often agree that TCM can help
Russian people (r=-.22, p<.05). Stronger belief in the possibilities of
TCMcorrelates withdeeper trust inprivate medicine (r=.22, p<.05).
Wedid not find any correlations with the level of health.
Conclusions: Amorepositiveattitude to TCMindentalstudentsis
correlated with less physical activity, higher stress, as well as deeper
trust in private medicine.