بررسي انگيزه و ميزان رضايت از انجام حجامت در يزد سال 1393

Study of motivation and satisfaction rate in patients presenting fir Blood - Letting in Yazd 2014

عليرغم پيشرفت هاي فراوان درعلو م پزشكي بسياري از مردم به ساير روش هاي درماني سنتي روي مي آورند كه طب مكمل ناميده مي شوند. يكي از اين روش ها حجامت مي باشد كه وجود اطلاعات علمي از انگيزه و رضايت مردم مي تواند راه گشاي انجام ساير تحقيقات علمي باشد. لذا اين تحقيق انجام گرفت. مواد و روش ها تحقيق به روش توصيفي روي مراجعه كنندگان جهت انجام حجامت در شهر يزد انجام شد و انگيزه و ميزان رضايت بررسي و ثبت گرديد. ميزان رضايت از انجام حجامت در يك طيف پنج گانه خيلي زياد – زياد – بدون اظهار نظر و يا نظري ندارد– ناراضي و بسيار ناراضي تعيين و انگيزه با محور شناخت قبلي از تاثير حجامت، توصيه اطرافيان، اعتقاد مذهبي و توصيه پزشكان تعيين گرديد. روش نمونه گيري آسان و داده هاي فردي با آزمون كاي دو مورد قضاوت آماري قرار گرفت. نتيجه گيري به نظر مي رسد كه انگيزه حجامت، شناخت قبلي از تاثير گذاري حجامت و توصيه اطرافيان مي باشد و ميزان رضايت افراد حجامت شده خيلي خوب است.

Despite improvements in medical sciences, many people use traditional or complimentary medicine. One of traditional methods is bloodletting. The aim of this study was to provide scientific evidence about motivation and satisfaction rate for bloodletting. Methods and Materials: This cross sectional study carried out on 272 patients referred to phlebotomy centers in Yazd city by convenience sampling method. Motivation and satisfaction of participants was assessed by a Self-administered questionnaire. Satisfaction rate was measured by a Likert scale: very satisfied, satisfied, no idea, dissatisfied and very dissatisfied. Motivations were categorized as prior knowledge of the impact of cupping, friend's recommendation, religious belief and doctor recommendation. Data was analyzed by chi-square test. Results The mean age of participants was 34.2±14.7 years. 67.3% of participants were male, 65.4% were married and 61.5% had educational level of diploma or lower. Prior knowledge of the impact of cupping (46.3%) and friend's recommendation (37.9%) was the more frequent motivations. 35.3% of patients were very satisfied and 48.9% were satisfied. The main cause of satisfaction was feeling of exhilaration and lightness (54.4%) after bloodletting. None of the agents had any significant relationship with satisfaction. Conclusion This study showed high satisfaction with bloodletting in Yazd. Prior knowledge of the impact of cupping and friend's recommendation was the more frequent motivations. Further studies in other provinces and the role of cupping in different diseases are recommended.