Nurses' Experience Evaluation in Traditional and Complementary Medicine; A Systematic Review. Health Educ Health Promot 2024; 12 (3) :459-469 URL: http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-4-75453-en.html
Aims: The study seeks to ascertain the instruments used in research pertaining to the area under evaluation, as well as the validity of these instruments. Information & Methods:This scoping review is conducted using the PRISMA-SCR guidelines and utilized the Scoping Review Framework, which consists of five stages: identifying the research question, identifying relevant studies, study selection, data charting, and summarizing and reporting results. The review focused on assessing instruments used to evaluate nurses' experiences with Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM). A literature search was conducted in March 2024 across six databases, including PubMed, ScienceDirect, and GARUDA, to identify studies published between 2014 and 2024. Findings:A total of 18 relevant studies from 12 countries across continents, with the majority from Asia, are included. The domains assessed include nurses' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, practices, and communication related to T&CM. Although most instruments were validated, some studies did not report tests of validity and reliability. Conclusion: The instruments used to measure nurses' attitudes, knowledge, beliefs, practices, and communication regarding T&CM are primarily self-developed or adapted from previous research, with varied reliability and validity testing. Most studies focused on assessing attitudes and knowledge, while fewer addressed beliefs or communication.