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dc.contributor.authorGiannakopoulou, Margarita-
dc.contributor.authorVouzavali, Fotini-
dc.contributor.authorPaikopoulou, Dimitra-
dc.contributor.authorPaschali, Antonia-
dc.contributor.authorMpouzika, Meropi-
dc.contributor.authorKaranikola, Maria-
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-10T10:55:01Z-
dc.date.available2021-06-10T10:55:01Z-
dc.date.issued2021-05-
dc.identifier.citationComplementary Therapies in Medicine, 2021, vol. 58, articl. no. 102703en_US
dc.identifier.issn09652299-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/22687-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To assess attitudes, beliefs and knowledge towards medical cannabis (MC) among Greek nursing students by year of study and undergraduate/postgraduate status. Methods: 294 (229 undergraduate and 65 postgraduate) students participated in this survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson's chi-squared, t-test) were applied using SPSS.24 (p ≤ 0.05). Results: Participant mean age (SD) was 23.1(6.6) years and 80.0 % of the study cohort was female. Senior undergraduate participants (3rd/4th year of study) reported more positive attitudes about MC benefits for mental health treatment compared to junior participants (1st/2nd year) (p = 0.017). Junior participants were more inclined to believe there are serious physical health risks associated with cannabis use (p = 0.038). Undergraduates, more than postgraduates, expressed a need for MC education and training for academic and practice purposes (p = 0.015); and, that there are physical and mental health risks associated with cannabis use (p = 0.007). Additionally, undergraduate nursing students were less likely than postgraduates to report knowledge about MC effectiveness for a variety of medical conditions (p ≤ 0.047); personal cannabis use for recreational purposes (p < 0.001); and, medical (p = 0.018) or recreational (p < 0.001) cannabis use among family members. The vast majority of all nursing students surveyed reported the need for formal education about MC (i.e., theoretical, clinical, laws and regulations) as part of their studies. Conclusion: Greek nursing student attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about MC vary according to year of study and undergraduate/postgraduate status. From this study, formal education on MC is recommended for Greek nursing students.en_US
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dc.rights© The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND licenseen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectBeliefsen_US
dc.subjectGreeceen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectMedical cannabisen_US
dc.subjectNursing studentsen_US
dc.titleAttitudes, beliefs and knowledge towards Medical Cannabis of Greek undergraduate and postgraduate university nursing studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationNational and Kapodistrian University of Athensen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.subject.categoryHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.countryGreeceen_US
dc.subject.fieldMedical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102703en_US
dc.relation.volume58en_US
cut.common.academicyear2020-2021en_US
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crisitem.journal.journalissn0965-2299-
crisitem.journal.publisherElsevier-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-7730-940X-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-2708-1851-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
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