| Autor: |
Devanand Gupta, Renu Batra, Shveta Mahajan, Dara John Bhaskar, Ankita Jain, Mohammed Shiju, Ankit Yadav, Mudita Chaturvedi, Shruti Gill, Renuka Verma, Deepak Ranjan Dalai, Rajendra Kumar Gupta |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 263-267 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2225-4110 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/2225-4110.126632 |
| Popis: |
Musculoskeletal problems have become a significant issue in the profession of dentistry. There are currently no recommended effective disease-preventing and modifying remedies. High prevalence rates for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among dentists have been reported in the literature. Complementary and alternative medicine can be helpful in managing and preventing the MSDs. The purpose of this study was to determine if dentists in the western part of India are using complementary and alternative medicine therapies for MSDs, and also to find if those who use complementary and alternative medicine therapies have greater job/career satisfaction compared to conventional therapy (CT) users. Dentists of western India registered under the Dental Council of India (N=2166) were recruited for the study. Data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analyses and logistic regression. A response rate of 73% (n=1581) was obtained, of which 79% (n=1249) was suffering from MSDs. The use of complementary and alternative medicine or CT was reported by 90% (n=1124) of dentists with MSDs. Dentists using complementary and alternative medicine reported greater health (P |
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