A comparative study of residents’ recognition of traditional Chinese medicine before and after the outbreak of COVID-19
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A comparative study of residents’ recognition of traditional Chinese medicine before and after the outbreak of COVID-19
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese MedicineVol. 45, Issue 6, Pages: 563-570(2022)
作者机构:
1.北京中医药大学管理学院 北京 100029
2.北京中医药大学教务处
作者简介:
Dr. XUE Pei, Associate Researcher, Master’s Supervisor. Academic Affairs Office of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Intersection of Yangguang Nandajie Street and Baiyang Donglu Road, Fangshan District, Beijing 102488. E-mail: xuepei67@126.com
基金信息:
Key Topics of Higher Education in Traditional Chinese Medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(GZ-01)
Lin MA, Xiaowei MAN, Qianhong WANG, et al. A comparative study of residents’ recognition of traditional Chinese medicine before and after the outbreak of COVID-19[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2022, 45(6): 563-570.
DOI:
Lin MA, Xiaowei MAN, Qianhong WANG, et al. A comparative study of residents’ recognition of traditional Chinese medicine before and after the outbreak of COVID-19[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2022, 45(6): 563-570.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2022.06.005.
A comparative study of residents’ recognition of traditional Chinese medicine before and after the outbreak of COVID-19
To analyze the changes in the recognition of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) among residents before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 and TCM influencing factors to provide a reference for promoting the popularization of TCM.
Methods
2
An online questionnaire survey was conducted among residents in mainland China to examine changes in knowledge
trust
and attitudes toward the development prospect of TCM before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 and to analyze the relevant influencing factors.
Results
2
A total of 3
067 questionnaires were returned
with 2
975 valid questionnaires and a valid response rate of 97.00%. After the outbreak of COVID-19
the percentage of residents who had at least "know some" of TCM increased from 47.97% to 59.36%; the percentage of those who had at least "trust to some extent" in TCM increased from 65.44% to 71.29%
and the percentage of those who had at least "modest optimism" about the development prospect of TCM increased from 68.94% to 77.01%. Age
education
residence
basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents and whether to choose TCM were the influencing factors for positive changes in residents’ recognition
age and education were the influencing factors for positive changes in residents’ trust
and age
gender
residence and profession were the influencing factors for positive changes in residents’ development prospect attitudes toward TCM after the outbreak of COVID-19 (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
The overall recognition of TCM among residents has increased since the outbreak of COVID-19
but there is still a need to adopt multiple means of publicity to promote the popularization of TCM knowledge and enhance the recognition of TCM in residents.