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Rahil GhorbaniNia
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3153-0544
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Background: Traditional medicine includes a variety of disease treatments or prevention methods based on knowledge, skills, and practice that are rooted in indigenous beliefs and experiences. It also has a health-oriented and holistic view and considers measures following the characteristics of each individual. Patient harm can be prevented by using Traditional medicine and limiting the use of ineffective and harmful methods.
Methods: This qualitative study with the phenomenological approach was carried out with the participation of 12 individuals who were selected using purposeful sampling and snowball sampling methods among the faculty members of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine of Kerman University of Medical Sciences between May and June 2019. The data collected through semi‑structured interviews based on the research objectives, review of texts. Data analysis performed using the content analysis method in MaxQDA software.
Results: Data analysis provided six main categories of the necessity of services, patient benefit, complications, prevention, rules and regulations, the financial burden.
Conclusion: Quaternary prevention is a concept derived from Traditional medicine. Health care providers must protect their clients from the harms and costs of unnecessary diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive measures. By employing Traditional Medicine specialists and integrating the Traditional Medicine specialist program in the family doctor program, attending general and specialized hospitals, integrated medicine could use, and the harm to the patient could minimize.
Trial registration: IR.KMU.REC.1400.032 date: 1400/1/17 (6 April 2021)
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Quaternary prevention, Traditional medicine, Delivery of Health Care, Qualitative study
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Rahil GhorbaniNia
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Background: Traditional medicine includes a variety of disease treatments or prevention methods based on knowledge, skills, and practice that are rooted in indigenous beliefs and experiences. It also has a health-oriented and holistic view and considers measures following the characteristics of each individual. Patient harm can be prevented by using Traditional medicine and limiting the use of ineffective and harmful methods.
Methods: This qualitative study with the phenomenological approach was carried out with the participation of 12 individuals who were selected using purposeful sampling and snowball sampling methods among the faculty members of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine of Kerman University of Medical Sciences between May and June 2019. The data collected through semi‑structured interviews based on the research objectives, review of texts. Data analysis performed using the content analysis method in MaxQDA software.
Results: Data analysis provided six main categories of the necessity of services, patient benefit, complications, prevention, rules and regulations, the financial burden.
Conclusion: Quaternary prevention is a concept derived from Traditional medicine. Health care providers must protect their clients from the harms and costs of unnecessary diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive measures. By employing Traditional Medicine specialists and integrating the Traditional Medicine specialist program in the family doctor program, attending general and specialized hospitals, integrated medicine could use, and the harm to the patient could minimize.
Trial registration: IR.KMU.REC.1400.032 date: 1400/1/17 (6 April 2021)
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