Pharmacy Students' Self-reported Health Behaviors and Spiritual Practices and Attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Abstract

Objective: We explored if and how self-reported spiritual practices and health behaviors of pharmacy students correlated with attitudes toward CAM, CAM use, recommending CAM and seeking CAM evidence. Conclusion: Pharmacy trainee's lifestyle and health behaviors may influence some of their patient care decisions about recommending CAM therapies.

Keywords

• Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
• CAM attitudes
• CAM use
• health behaviours
• spirituality