Integration of traditional medicine into the mental healthcare system in Tshwane, South Africa.

IF 1.2 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

South African Family Practice Pub Date : 2023-05-19 DOI:10.4102/safp.v65i1.5636

Vusi F J Masemola, Ellen M Thobakgale, Indiran Govender

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Background: Mental healthcare providers have a negative attitude towards the integration of traditional health medicine (THM) into the mental health system. The attitude is based on their lack of trust in traditional practices, which are not supported by substantial evidence-based medical research. The study was conducted to determine mental healthcare providers views on the integration of traditional health medicine into the mental healthcare system.

Methods: The study was conducted at a psychiatric hospital in the Tshwane district, Gauteng province, South Africa. A cross-sectional, descriptive research design was conducted on 85 respondents who consented to participate. Data were collected using a survey questionnaire from 23 psychiatrists and 62 psychiatric nurses. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and presented in the form of graphs, frequencies and percentages.

Results: Mental healthcare providers displayed a negative attitude towards integrating THM in psychiatric hospitals. The results showed no significant difference between psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses in their preference for modern mental healthcare practices (p = 0.25).

Conclusion: There is still doubt among the mental healthcare providers on whether to support integration of the THM into mental health system or not. The doubt is based on the two-health system isolated from each other especially in South Africa.Contribution: This study contributed by showing the need and importance of understanding a patients' cultural background, which supports the integration of a traditional health system into the mental healthcare system, which in turn will lead to the appropriate management of mental illnesses.

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将传统医学纳入南非Tshwane的精神卫生保健系统。

背景:精神卫生服务提供者对将传统卫生医学(THM)纳入精神卫生系统持否定态度。这种态度是基于他们对传统做法缺乏信任，而传统做法没有得到大量循证医学研究的支持。该研究旨在确定精神卫生保健提供者对将传统卫生医学纳入精神卫生保健系统的看法。方法:本研究在南非豪登省Tshwane区的一家精神病院进行。横断面描述性研究设计对85名同意参与的受访者进行了调查。对23名精神科医生和62名精神科护士进行问卷调查。使用描述性统计分析数据，并以图表、频率和百分比的形式呈现。结果:精神卫生服务提供者对精神病院整合THM持否定态度。结果显示，精神科医生和精神科护士对现代精神保健实践的偏好无显著差异(p = 0.25)。结论:心理卫生服务提供者对是否支持将THM纳入心理卫生系统仍存在疑问。这种怀疑是基于两个相互隔离的卫生系统，特别是在南非。贡献:本研究的贡献在于展示了了解患者文化背景的必要性和重要性，它支持将传统卫生系统整合到精神卫生保健系统中，从而导致对精神疾病的适当管理。

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South African Family Practice MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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1.50

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20.00%

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审稿时长

25 weeks

期刊介绍： South African Family Practice (SAFP) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which strives to provide primary care physicians and researchers with a broad range of scholarly work in the disciplines of Family Medicine, Primary Health Care, Rural Medicine, District Health and other related fields. SAFP publishes original research, clinical reviews, and pertinent commentary that advance the knowledge base of these disciplines. The content of SAFP is designed to reflect and support further development of the broad basis of these disciplines through original research and critical review of evidence in important clinical areas; as well as to provide practitioners with continuing professional development material.