Evaluation of complementary-alternative medicine (CAM)
questionnaire development for Indonesian clinical psychologists: A pilot study
Andrian Liema,⁎, Peter A.
Newcombea, Annie Pohlmanb a School of Psychology, University of Queensland,
Australia b School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland,
Australia
Keywords: Complementary-alternative medicine Health
psychology Clinical psychology Clinical psychologists Instrument testing
Indonesia
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to evaluate questionnaire development to
measure the knowledge of ComplementaryAlternative Medicine (CAM), attitudes
towards CAM, CAM experiences, and CAM educational needs of clinical
psychologists in Indonesia. A 26-item questionnaire was developed through an
extensive literature search. Data was obtained from provisional psychologists
from the Master of Professional Clinical Psychology programs at two established
public universities in urban areas of Indonesia. To validate the questionnaire,
panel reviews by executive members of the Indonesian Clinical Psychology
Association (ICPA), experts in health psychology, and experts in public health
and CAM provided their professional judgements. The self-reporting
questionnaire consisted of four scales including: knowledge of CAM (6 items), attitudes
towards CAM (10 items), CAM experiences (4 items), and CAM educational needs (6
items). All scales, except CAM Experiences, were assessed on
a7-pointLikertscale.Sixtyprovisionalpsychologistswereeligibletocompletethequestionnairewitharesponse
rate of 73% (N= 44). The results showed that the CAM questionnaire was reliable
(Cronbach's coefficient alpha range = 0.62-0.96; item-total correlation range=
0.14-0.92) and demonstrated content validity. Following further psychometric
evaluation, the CAM questionnaire may provide the evidence-based information to
inform the education and practice of Indonesian clinical psychologists.
1. Introduction
Since the early 2000’s, the Indonesian government has begun
to integrate Complementary-Alternative Medicine (CAM) into conventional
medicine health services, especially in Public Health Centres (PHC).1 The
definition and classification of CAM are unclear and varied across nations and
cultures2,3 with the terms of “complementary” and “alternative” used
interchangeably with “traditional” medicine in some nations, especially in
Asia.4,5 In order to build a shared understanding and provide a foundation for
future research with other Indonesian health professionals, the definition of
CAM provided by the Indonesian Health Ministry1 (translated version) was
adopted in the current study. CAM is non-conventional treatment aimed to
improve public health status including promotive, preventive, curative, and
rehabilitative ways that are obtained through a structured education with quality,
safety, and high effectiveness that is based on biomedical science and which has
not been accepted in conventional medicine.1 In this study, CAM is limited to
13 methods (acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, biofeedback, dietary
supplements, energy
therapy, herbal therapy, hypnotherapy, massage therapy,
meditation, music therapy, religious/spiritual therapy, and yoga) for which
there is scientific evidence to support their use with psychological problems.
For example, acupressure was shown to significantly reduce stress among college
students;6 acupuncture combined with behaviour therapy was effective in reducing
the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among preschool
children;7 hypnotherapy was effective for smoking cessation;8 and music therapy
and yoga significantly improved quality of life and reduced stress and
anxiety.9,10 The field of psychology, as a discipline as well as profession, is
relatively new in Indonesia.11 Clinical psychologists only have been recognized
as health professionals by the Indonesian government since 2008.12–14 The
proportion of psychologists in Indonesia is estimated at 3 among 1,000,000
people,15,16 which is significantly lower than in upper middle-income
nations.16,17 Furthermore, there is social stigma directed towards people with
mental disorders and people who visit psychologists in Indonesia.13,18
Consequently, many clients terminate treatment with their psychologist
prematurely or look for other treatment methods such as CAM.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2017.05.003 Received 21
July 2016; Received in revised form 24 April 2017; Accepted 15 May 2017
⁎ Corresponding author at: Room
303 McElwain Building, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, 4067,
Australia. E-mail address: andrian.liem@uq.net.au (A. Liem).
Complementary Therapies in Medicine 33 (2017) 14–19
Available online 31 May 2017 0965-2299/ © 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
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In 2000, it was reported that in the USA, the number of CAM
users with psychological problems is greater than those with physical
illness.20,21 Further, research has shown that clinical psychologists in the
USA proposed to have a basic knowledge of CAM.19 If clinical psychologists lack
knowledge about CAM, then they are less able to understand the benefits and
risks of CAM usage or integration than those with basic CAM knowledge. In
addition, psychologists without basic CAM knowledge are less able than those
with basic CAM knowledge to communicate clients’ CAM usage to other health care
workers. If clinical psychologists have a negative attitude toward CAM, it is
difficult to work in collaboration with CAM practitioners or use CAM methods that
are available in health centres.18,20 In practice, clinical psychologists have
the potential to provide psychoeducation of the latest CAM scientific research
to their clients.21 If required and supported by scientific study, clinical
psychologists are well placed to refer their clients to CAM practitioners,
especially those who reject psychological therapy provided by their
psychologist.19,21 A sound treatment decision is not only based on the best
available scientific data but also the client’s best interest.22,23 Having a
valid instrument will help to understand, for example, what psychologists
themselves know of CAM and their attitudes for recommending or referring their
clients. There has been a great deal of research conducted on health
professionals’ knowledge of, attitudes towards, experiences of, and educational
needs of CAM in developed nations such as the USA and Australia.24 These
studies have focused on physicians25–30 and health professional students,
especially medical and pharmacy students.31–33 However, few studies examined
clinical psychologists’ views.34–36 In Indonesia, scant research has been
conducted with physicians37 and medical students38 because most studies have
focussed more on investigating CAM effectiveness in alleviating physical
ailments.39–41 Therefore, it is important to develop a psychometrically sound
CAM questionnaire that can be applied to measure knowledge, attitudes,
experiences and educational needs related to CAM among clinical psychologists
in Indonesia. This current study aims to investigate the psychometric
properties of a CAM Questionnaire developed for Indonesian clinical psychologists.
2. Materials and methods
2.1. Procedure and participants
The study received ethical approval from the School of
Psychology at the University of Queensland. Participants were sent an
electronic cover letter including an information sheet, consent form and a link
to the online survey. In order to protect the data, collection and storage of
data were maintained by secure Qualtrics online survey software (Provo, UT,
USA). Of the 60 provisional psychologists (students completing, or having
completed, a professional internship) eligible to complete thequestionnaire, 44
responded (73%). The participants were all Master of Professional Clinical
Psychology students in two established large public universities in urban areas
of Indonesia. Most participants were originally from western and central
Indonesia with 16 of 33 provinces represented. Table 1 shows participants’
demographic data.
2.2. Measures
Participants were first asked demographic questions (age,
sex, entrance year into master program, and working experience in health
services). The first scale investigated perceived Knowledge of CAM (KCAM),
modified from a previous study,42 and included three sub-scales (each with 2
items): 1) CAM basic information; 2) CAM integration in clinical psychology
practices; and 3) the risks of CAM use. Participants responded on a 7-point
Likert-type scale (1 = ’no knowledge at all’ to 7=’know very well’) for each of
13 CAM methods. A CAM knowledge
score for each method was calculated by averaging across the
6 items. Ten items in the second scale (Attitude towards CAM: A-CAM) were
adopted from the Psychologist Attitudes Towards Complementary and Alternative
Therapies (PATCAT) Questionnaire.43,44 A permission to use PATCAT Questionnaire
in this study was granted by the owner through email to the first author (L. M.
Wilson, personal communication, June 29, 2015). A 7-point Likert scale (1 =
’strongly disagree’ to 7=’strongly agree’) was used to assess three sub-scales:
1) attitudes towards knowledge of CAM; 2) attitudes towards integration of CAM;
and 3) attitudes concerning the risks associated with CAM. The third scale, CAM
Experiences (CAM-EX), asked participants about their experiences with the 13
CAM methods by choosing “yes” or “no”, including 1) giving CAM recommendation;
2) giving CAM referral; 3) CAM personal purpose; and 4) using CAM in clinical
practice. Participants scored a “1” if they responded “yes” to at least one of
the four questions thus indicating some experience with CAM. Otherwise, they
scored “0” indicating no experience. The fourth scale investigated Educational
Needs about CAM (ENCAM) through six items on a 7-point Likert scale (1 =
’strongly not needed’ to 7 =’strongly needed’). Three sub-scales (two items
each) included: 1) CAM basic information; 2) CAM integration in clinical
psychology practices; and 3) the risks of CAM use. Additionally, participants
were able to add their comments about the questionnaire in general or regarding
a specific scale or item. The CAM questionnaire was presented to two panels. First
was the Indonesian Clinical Psychology Association’s (ICPA) executive committee
and second was two academic reviewers (one health psychologist and one public
health professional with expertise in CAM). The panel provided their
professional judgements regarding the CAM questionnaire.
2.3. Data analysis
The number of participants in this study, whilst sufficient
for questionnaire testing, were not appropriate for factor analysis.45
Therefore, the reliability of the instrument was measured using Cronbach’s alpha
coefficient for internal consistency.45 The corrected itemtotal correlation was
calculated to examine how each item correlated
withotheritemsineachpartofthequestionnaire.46 Datawereanalysed using SPSS
software (v.22). Feedback from participants and panel reviewers were used to
examine the content validity to ensure that the items covered the expected full
content of the construct.
total correlation (r = 0.71-0.79) (Table 2). Reviewers
suggested adding an open-ended item to accommodate a participant’s knowledge
outside the thirteen CAM methods listed in the questionnaire.
Table 2 Cronbach’s coefficient alpha and corrected item-total
correlation for Knowledge of CAM scale.
Sub-scale and item Mean (SD) α r
CAM basic information (2) 4.24 (0.18) 0.84 NA My knowledge
about the philosophy of CAM. 4.36 (0.99) NA 0.71 My knowledge about the work
mechanism of CAM. 4.11 (1.02) NA 0.74 CAM integration in clinical psychology
practices (2) 2.64 (0.16) 0.85 NA My knowledge about Indonesian government
regulation about CAM. 2.75 (1.43) NA 0.79 My knowledge about regulation or
policy from professional organization about CAM. 2.52 (1.39) NA 0.72 The risks
of CAM use (2) 3.31 (0.08) 0.77 NA My knowledge about the side effect of CAM.
3.36 (1.37) NA 0.78 My knowledge about the possibility of CAM interaction with
chemical drugs or conventional psychology intervention. 3.25 (1.28) NA 0.73
Item score= 1 (no knowledge at all)-7 (know very well);
α=Cronbach’s coefficient alpha; r = item-total correlation; NA = Not Applicable.
total correlation (r = 0.71-0.79) (Table 2). Reviewers
suggested adding an open-ended item to accommodate a participant’s knowledge
outside the thirteen CAM methods listed in the questionnaire.
3.2. A-CAM
The A-CAM scale showed good internal consistency (α= 0.76)
and a mean score of 4.77 (SD = 1.07). This suggests that participants tended to
have positive attitudes towards CAM. Among three sub-scales (Table3),attitudes
concerning therisksassociated withCAMsub-scales presented the lowest internal
consistency (α= 0.49) with one item (#8) showing low inter-item correlation (r
=0.14). In their feedback, participants wrote that the risk level of CAM
depended on what CAM method was used in clinical practice. Moreover, they
admitted that their lack of CAM knowledge made them uncertain in responding.
They stated that some of the CAM methods did not have clear scientific evidence
so they tended to be doubtful of their use.
3.3. CAM-EX
Internal consistency for CAM Experiences was low (α= 0.62).
Table 4 shows the number of participants who had experiences related to CAM. A
suggestion from the participants related to the definition of CAM. The definition
should be written clearly on a separate page, not on the research information
and consent page. In addition, participants expressed their concern about the
need to understand CAM before making recommendations to their clients. Although
some participants knew the benefits of CAM, they never recommended it to their
clients because CAM was new for them and they felt they had insufficient
knowledge of it. Furthermore, some suggested defining each item (recommend,
refer, personal use, and professional use) as different interpretations of the
terms were possible. An open-ended item was suggested by reviewers to
accommodate experiences outside the 13 CAM
Table 4 CAM experiences among participants.
Item Frequency (%) (N= 44)
r
Have you ever recommended CAM to your clients?
32 (73) 0.51
Have you ever made referral to CAM practitioner for your
clients?
17 (39) 0.51
Have you ever used CAM for your personal purpose?
43 (98) 0.10
Have you ever given CAM to your client in psychological
practice?
26 (59) 0.49
methods listed in the questionnaire.
3.4. EN-CAM
The mean score for the EN-CAM scale was 6.02 (SD = 0.20)
indicating a high willingness of participants to learn about CAM. Cronbach’s
coefficient alpha for the full scale was high (α=0.96). Table 5 shows the
psychometric properties of sub-scales and items. It was suggested that CAM
could be taught outside academic institutes.
3.5. Feedback from participants and reviewers
In general, participants felt that items in the
questionnaire were clear, formatted in an orderly way, and did not take long to
complete. Several participants expressed their interest in this research topic
because they thought this study was important for clinical psychology practice
inIndonesiaanduseful forclinicalpsychologists’development. More information
about participants’ responses is presented in Table 6. The main issue for
participants was the definition of CAM. They
Table 2 Cronbach’s coefficient alpha and corrected item-total
correlation for Knowledge of CAM scale.
Sub-scale and item Mean (SD) α r
CAM basic information (2) 4.24 (0.18) 0.84 NA My knowledge
about the philosophy of CAM. 4.36 (0.99) NA 0.71 My knowledge about the work mechanism
of CAM. 4.11 (1.02) NA 0.74 CAM integration in clinical psychology practices
(2) 2.64 (0.16) 0.85 NA My knowledge about Indonesian government regulation
about CAM. 2.75 (1.43) NA 0.79 My knowledge about regulation or policy from
professional organization about CAM. 2.52 (1.39) NA 0.72 The risks of CAM use
(2) 3.31 (0.08) 0.77 NA My knowledge about the side effect of CAM. 3.36 (1.37)
NA 0.78 My knowledge about the possibility of CAM interaction with chemical
drugs or conventional psychology intervention. 3.25 (1.28) NA 0.73
Item score= 1 (no knowledge at all)-7 (know very well);
α=Cronbach’s coefficient alpha; r = item-total correlation; NA = Not Applicable.
Table 3 Cronbach’s coefficient alpha and corrected item-total
correlation for Attitudes towards CAM scale.
Sub-scale and item Mean (SD) α r
Attitudes towards knowledge of CAM (3) 5.20 (0.51) 0.78 NA
Psychology professionals should be able to advise their clients about commonly
used CAM methods. 4.66 (1.27) NA 0.42 Information about CAM practices should
be/should have been included in my psychology degree curriculum. 5.25 (1.50) NA
0.64 Knowledge about CAM is important to me as a practicing clinical
psychologist/student/future practicing health professional. 5.68 (1.09) NA 0.65
Attitudes towards integration of CAM (3) 5.22 (0.27) 0.76 NA Clinical care
should integrate the best of conventional and CAM practices. 5.02 (1.17) NA
0.66 CAM include ideas and methods from which conventional psychotherapy could
benefit. 5.11 (0.92) NA 0.55 A number of CAM approaches hold promise for the
treatment of psychological conditions. 5.52 (1.09) NA 0.51 Attitudes concerning
the risks associated with CAM (4)* 4.12 (1.51) 0.49 NA CAM should be subject to
more scientific testing before they can be accepted by psychologists. 2.05
(1.08) NA 0.14 CAM can be dangerous in that they may prevent people getting
proper treatment. 4.09 (1.33) NA 0.38 CAM represents a confused and ill-defined
approach. 4.75 (1.35) NA 0.32 CAM is a threat to public health. 5.59 (1.24) NA
0.36
Item score =1 (strongly disagree)-7 (strongly agree);
*reversed scored items so that lower values represent higher risks, suspicion,
danger, or confusion;α=Cronbach’s coefficient alpha; r =item-total correlation;
NA = Not Applicable.
Cronbach’s coefficient alpha and corrected item-total
correlation for CAM Educational Needs scale.
Sub-scale and item Mean (SD) α ra
CAM basic information (2) 5.92 (0.24) 0.88 NA Educational
need about the philosophy of CAM. 5.75 (1.18) NA 0.85 Educational need about
the work mechanism of CAM. 6.09 (1.05) NA 0.88 CAM integration in clinical
psychology practices (2) 5.91 (0.13) 0.94 NA Educational need about Indonesian
government regulation about CAM. 5.82 (1.30) NA 0.88 Educational need about
regulation or policy from professional organization about CAM. 6.00 (1.10) NA
0.92 The risks of CAM use (2) 6.23 (0.03) 0.92 NA Educational need about the
side effect of CAM. 6.20 (1.07) NA 0.91 Educational need about the possibility
of CAM interaction with chemical drugs or conventional psychology intervention.
6.25 (0.89) NA 0.85
Item score= 1 (strongly not needed)-7 (strongly needed); α=
Cronbach’s coefficient alpha; r = item-total correlation; NA = Not Applicable.
Table 6 Feedback result.
Item Frequency (%) (N= 44)
Was the direction on how to complete the survey easy to
understand and follow? Easy to understand and follow 41 (93) Difficult to
understand and follow 3 (7) Were there questions you could not answer because
they were not clearly written? No 43 (98) Yes 1 (2) Were there questions that
did not include a complete list of choices? No 40 (91) Yes 4 (9) Were there
words in the questionnaire that you did not understand the meaning? No 42 (95)
Yes 2 (5)
highlighted the importance of a clear definition at the
beginning of the questionnaire so that participants would have same
understanding of the term. In addition, some suggested that the questionnaire
define items in the CAM-EX. Open-ended questions were suggested to be added to
K-CAMandEN-CAM inordertocover CAM methodsthatwere not listed. Overall, reviewers
gave positive feedback. The executive members of ICPA committee recommended
consulting the Indonesian Clinical Psychology Standard of Services47 about CAM
methods that were listed in the questionnaire. They suggested removing
biofeedback and hypnotherapy from the list as those methods are considered to
be part of (more conventional) clinical psychology intervention. The academic
reviewers proposed that open-ended questions be added to accommodate
participants’ knowledge, experiences, and educational needs of particular CAM
methods outside those listed in the questionnaire.
4. Discussion
This study aimed to psychometrically evaluate a
questionnaire to measure knowledge of Complementary-Alternative Medicine (CAM),
attitudes towards CAM, CAM experiences, and CAM educational needs of clinical
psychologists in Indonesia. Therefore, the findings have focused on the
reliability, validity, and revision of the CAM questionnaire. The participants’
responses will be reported in another article. The pilot testing showed that
the CAM questionnaire developed was reliable and valid. There was no item
revision for the Knowledge of CAM scale as all items showed good item-total
correlation. However, it was recommended that an open-ended question be added
to accommodate participants’ knowledge of CAM methods other than those listed.
Using open-ended questions could reveal valuable insight into participants’
thoughts about familiar CAM methods for them.45 Four items
under the attitudes concerning the risks associated with CAM sub-scale had low
item-total correlation. Based on participants’ feedback, an alternative
explanation is that participants were not sure about the definition of CAM used
in the questionnaire as well as their hesitation based on their perceived lack
of knowledge about CAM. Participants particularly considered the risks of CAM
usage and its efficacy to be important. This finding supports the original report
of PATCAT43 where Australian psychology students highlighted the need
forscientificevidence ofCAMinclinical psychologypractice.In aHong Kong study,
the majority of senior Pharmacy students showed neutral attitudes towards
CAM.32 They preferred conventional medicine since pharmacy curricula in Hong
Kong mainly focuses on this and covers only a small portion of CAM,
particularly herbal medicine. Moreover, studies about attitudes towards CAM
among senior physicians in Israel25 and Poland28 showed more reliable results
than the present study. It may be that the relatively small sample size for
this study prevented a true representation of internal consistency and thus
further testing with a larger clinical psychologists’ sample is required. The
CAM-EX scale showed low internal consistency that may have been due to the
small number of items and the sample size.46 Item 3 in particular had a low
item-total correlation but removal of this item did not improve the internal
consistency significantly. The low Cronbach’s coefficient alpha for this part
could be explained by participants’ hesitation based on the definition of CAM and
lack of CAM knowledge as stated in their feedback. Low level knowledge and
unfamiliarity with CAM have also been found among health professional in
previous studies.48,49 Another possible explanation for the poor internal
consistency may be related to participants’ multiple interpretations of the
terms used (recommendation, referral, personal use, and professional use).
Therefore, in a revised version, the definition of each term will be included.
Based on the participants’ feedback, they were concerned with the scientific
evidence for the CAM methods before recommending it to clients. Some of the CAM
methods were known better amongst participants. Hence, an open-ended question
will be added to this part to accommodate participants’ experiences of CAM outside
the methods listed in the questionnaire. For the EN-CAM scale, internal
consistency and item-total correlation showed high values with all items and no
item was revised for this scale. Participants stated that CAM was an important
area to be taught for provisional psychologists since it is a part of
Indonesian culture and their clients could be using it. This finding is quite
similar to the Hong Kong study with pharmacy students where more than 80%
expressed willingness to learn about CAM, especially Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM).32 The majority of participants (93%) perceived that the CAM
questionnaire directions were easy to understand and follow. They also wrote
that the questionnaire was well-formatted and efficient. To improve the clarity,
the CAM methods will be written under the CAM definition in order to build
awareness of the participants. On the same page, participants will also be told
that many other CAM methods are
Table 5 Cronbach’s coefficient alpha and corrected item-total
correlation for CAM Educational Needs scale.
Sub-scale and item Mean (SD) α ra
CAM basic information (2) 5.92 (0.24) 0.88 NA Educational
need about the philosophy of CAM. 5.75 (1.18) NA 0.85 Educational need about
the work mechanism of CAM. 6.09 (1.05) NA 0.88 CAM integration in clinical
psychology practices (2) 5.91 (0.13) 0.94 NA Educational need about Indonesian
government regulation about CAM. 5.82 (1.30) NA 0.88 Educational need about
regulation or policy from professional organization about CAM. 6.00 (1.10) NA
0.92 The risks of CAM use (2) 6.23 (0.03) 0.92 NA Educational need about the
side effect of CAM. 6.20 (1.07) NA 0.91 Educational need about the possibility
of CAM interaction with chemical drugs or conventional psychology intervention.
6.25 (0.89) NA 0.85
Item score= 1 (strongly not needed)-7 (strongly needed); α=
Cronbach’s coefficient alpha; r = item-total correlation; NA = Not Applicable.
Table 6 Feedback result.
Item Frequency (%) (N= 44)
Was the direction on how to complete the survey easy to
understand and follow? Easy to understand and follow 41 (93) Difficult to
understand and follow 3 (7) Were there questions you could not answer because
they were not clearly written? No 43 (98) Yes 1 (2) Were there questions that
did not include a complete list of choices? No 40 (91) Yes 4 (9) Were there
words in the questionnaire that you did not understand the meaning? No 42 (95)
Yes 2 (5)
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used by people but that the particular methods were chosen
because there was scientific evidence supporting their use with mental health
problems. To increase participants’ understanding, a brief explanation about
the differences between “complementary medicine” and “alternative medicine” will
be given under the CAM methods listed. Content validity was determined through
reviewers’ feedback as professional judgements. In general, the 26 items of the
CAM questionnaire showed good content validity. Although no new items were
advanced, minor revisions in the CAM definition, the addition of
openendedquestions,andthedefiningofitemsintheCAMExperiencesscale were suggested
to improve the validity. Based on the reviewers’ feedback, biofeedback and
hypnotherapy will be excluded from further testing, leaving 11 CAM methods
listed in the questionnaire. However, there are a number of limitations in this
pilot study to consider. First, the number of participants was not appropriate
for conducting factor analysis. Second, most of the participants came from
western and central Indonesia. Eastern provisional psychologists who may have
different knowledge of, attitude towards, and CAM experiences and educational
needs, were not represented in this study. Third, participants were only from
the two most well-established public universities whose curricula may differ
from private universities. As a recommendation, futurestudies
shoulduselargernumbersofparticipants and conduct factor analysis, find
representatives of participants from eastern Indonesia, and distribute the
questionnaire to not only public universities but also to private university
participants.
5. Conclusion
The current study enhances research conducted into health
professionals’ knowledge of, attitudes towards, experiences of, and educational
needs regarding CAM among health professionals. Most previous research has been
conducted outside Indonesia with the majority of participants being
non-psychologist professionals. Therefore, this study aims to develop a
psychometrically sound CAM questionnaire that can be applied to measure
knowledge, attitudes, experiences and educational needs related to CAM among
clinical psychologists in Indonesia. The results showed that the CAM
questionnaire developed and tested among provisional psychologists has good
reliability and validity. However, this pilot study showed lower reliability
than previous studies which might be due in part to the smaller number of
participants. Based on the results, a revised version of this questionnaire
could be used to measure knowledge of, attitudes towards, and CAM experiences
and educational needs among clinical psychologists in Indonesia. This
psychometrically sound questionnaire might also be appropriate for assessing
CAM with other mental health professionals such as psychiatrists and social
workers. Furthermore, results from the CAM questionnaire may provide the
evidence-base to describe the level of knowledge and attitudes towards CAM
among Indonesian clinical psychologists. In addition, stakeholders such as
professional organization for psychology and faculties of psychology could use
the CAM questionnaire to gain insight about CAM integration into clinical
psychology practice and education curricula.
Conflicts of interest
All authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Acknowledgments
The first author (AL) gives thanks to Indonesia Endowment
Fund for Education (LPDP RI) for Indonesian Education Scholarship-Doctoral
Program. The initial abstract of this article was presented (in poster) at the
17th International Mental Health Conference, 11–12 August 2016, Australia. The
questionnaire is available from the first author on request.
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