Attitudes and Knowledge of Medical Students in South of Israel Toward Medical Cannabis.

IF 2.9 4区 医学 Q2 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Shira Mirzayov, Roni Peleg, Tamar Freud
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Abstract

Background: Public and medical interest in the use of cannabis has increased in Israel and the world over recent years.

Study question: The aim of the study was to assess the attitudes of medical students from the Faculty of Health Sciences of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev on the use of medical cannabis.

Study design: This is a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire completed by medical students from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Measures and outcomes: Attitudes and knowledge toward the use of medical cannabis were evaluated.

Results: A total of 243 medical students participated in the study. Of these, 111 (46.1%) were from preclinical years. The mean age was 27.31 ± 3.07, and 138 (57.3%) were female students. Most students (N = 193, 79.4%) agreed to a great degree or to a very great degree that there was a role for cannabis for medical purposes. Most students thought that medical cannabis should be recommended for use by pain specialists (N = 231, 95.1%), by oncologists (N = 208, 85.6%), and by psychiatrists (N = 192, 79%). A little more than half of the participants (N = 127, 52.5%) would agree to be licensed, as future physicians, to prescribe medical cannabis. A logistic regression analysis found that the students strongly agreed with legalization of medical cannabis and students who strongly agreed that medical cannabis should be in the health basket predicted a very strong agreement about its use (OR = 2.623, P ≤ 0.002, and OR = 3.285, P ≤ 0.001, respectively).

Conclusions: Most medical students support the use of medical cannabis for medical purposes and are in favor of its legalization. As physicians of the future, it is important to assess the attitudes of medical students on medical cannabis.

以色列南部医科学生对医用大麻的态度和认识。
背景:近年来,以色列和全世界公众及医学界对使用大麻的兴趣日益浓厚:研究目的:本研究旨在评估内盖夫本古里安大学健康科学学院医学生对使用医用大麻的态度:这是一项横断面研究,由以色列比尔谢瓦内盖夫本古里安大学的医学生填写自填问卷:对使用医用大麻的态度和知识进行评估:共有 243 名医学生参与了研究。其中 111 人(46.1%)来自临床前年级。平均年龄为(27.31±3.07)岁,138 名(57.3%)为女生。大多数学生(N = 193,79.4%)在很大程度上或非常大程度上同意大麻在医疗用途中的作用。大多数学生认为医用大麻应推荐给疼痛专家(231 人,95.1%)、肿瘤专家(208 人,85.6%)和精神病专家(192 人,79%)使用。略多于半数的参与者(127 人,52.5%)同意作为未来的医生获得开具医用大麻处方的许可。逻辑回归分析发现,非常同意医用大麻合法化的学生和非常同意医用大麻应放在健康篮子里的学生预示着他们非常同意医用大麻的使用(OR = 2.623,P ≤ 0.002;OR = 3.285,P ≤ 0.001):大多数医科学生支持将医用大麻用于医疗目的,并赞成其合法化。作为未来的医生,评估医科学生对医用大麻的态度非常重要。
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American journal of therapeutics
American journal of therapeutics PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY-
CiteScore
5.50
自引率
9.50%
发文量
142
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: American Journal of Therapeutics is an indispensable resource for all prescribing physicians who want to access pharmacological developments in cardiology, infectious disease, oncology, anesthesiology, nephrology, toxicology, and psychotropics without having to sift through stacks of medical journals. The journal features original articles on the latest therapeutic approaches as well as critical articles on the drug approval process and therapeutic reviews covering pharmacokinetics, regulatory affairs, pediatric clinical pharmacology, hypertension, metabolism, and drug delivery systems.
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