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Volume 9 Issue 3

Photovoice and Health Perception in a Group of Early-Career Nurses

Jakub Lickiewicz,Bettina Kolb,Jadwiga Piątek andLaura S. Lorenz

1Department of Health Psychology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-501 Krakow, Poland
2Department of Sociology, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
3Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
 
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Abstract

Background: The use of complementary therapies in the general population is increasing, so it is necessary to understand the training that health professionals receive in this type of therapy in their training plans, as they are often the primary source of information for patients. Our aim was to investigate Spanish universities that offer subjects on complementary therapies in their nursing degree programs. Methods: This study is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. For this purpose, we used a document published on the website of the Ministry of Universities as the working document. Additionally, a literature search was conducted up to September 2023 in the PubMed database, along with reverse searches. Results: Out of a total of 62 universities, only 16 (29%) offer a subject related to this type of therapy, 27.5% (11) are public universities and 22.7% (5) are private universities, most of them being optional subjects. Conclusions: The training content on complementary care in nursing degree programs in Spanish universities is scarce, highlighting the potential benefit of expanding and promoting it, in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organization.
Keywords: complementary therapies; alternative therapies; nursing education; university students