Table 5 The Kampo medicines prescribed by the physicians
Kampo medicine | All physicians (n = 200) | Palliative care teams (n = 149) | PCUs (n = 46) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
frequency | % | frequency | % | frequency | % | ||
Daikenchuto | 140 | 70.0 | 109 | 73.2 | 29 | 63.0 | 0.124 |
Goshajinkigan | 100 | 50.0 | 89 | 59.7 | 11 | 23.9 | 0.000 |
Rikkunshito | 97 | 48.5 | 82 | 55.0 | 15 | 32.6 | 0.001 |
Shakuyakukanzoto | 96 | 48.0 | 76 | 51.0 | 20 | 43.5 | 0.069 |
Hochuekkito | 90 | 45.0 | 76 | 51.0 | 13 | 28.3 | 0.011 |
Juzentaihoto | 84 | 42.0 | 73 | 49.0 | 11 | 23.9 | 0.001 |
Yokukansan | 61 | 30.5 | 45 | 30.2 | 16 | 34.8 | 0.253 |
Hangeshashinto | 54 | 27.0 | 51 | 34.2 | 3 | 6.5 | 0.000 |
Others | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 13.4 | 4 | 8.7 | 0.457 |