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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

脊髓損傷患者對傳統中醫的知識、態度與行為意向之探討

Abstract

The goal of this study was to explore knowledge, attitude and behavioral intention towards traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). 155 valid sample questionnaires were collected and the following results were drawn from descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The item with highest percentage being answered accurately was ”traditional Chinese drugs are made in different forms, such as boiled soup, pills, or condensed powder”. The greatest agreement regarding attitude toward positive tendency to TCM was ”agree that SCI victims are free of charge to take TCM service under the policy of health insurance”. Regarding behavioral intention toward TCM, the most frequent situation of visiting both Western and TCM doctors is “urological disorders.” There was significant correlation among knowledge, attitude and behavioral intention of TCM. Using analysis of multiple regression, the significant predicting variables of behavioral intention of TCM are attitude towards popularity of TCM, completeness of SCI, whether to visit TCM doctor after injury, whether on hospitalization, and attitude about availableness of TCM. Our conclusion is Western-style medicine is the mainstream of medical system, but it can't replace TCM totally in Chinese community.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

15

Last Page

24

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