From: Differences in the quality of interpersonal care in complementary and conventional medicine
Type of treatment | COM | Noncertified CAM | Certified CAM |
---|---|---|---|
Age of patients in years* | 53.9 | 52.6 | 49.4 |
Proportion of female patients* | 59.2% | 64.4% | 74.0% |
Proportion of patients with higher educationa* | 24.7% | 23.5% | 30.0% |
Treatment expectations* | |||
- Healing | 49.6% | 49.6% | 58.3% |
- Symptom relief | 41.5% | 40.8% | 44.6% |
Proportion of chronic patientsb* | 46.2% | 46.9% | 62.1% |
Proportion of patients with severe symptoms* | 9.8% | 12.7% | 17.9% |
Consultation time (LSM)c* | 17.3 min | 20.7 min. | 28.3 min. |
- non chronic patients* | 16.9 min. | 19.3 min. | 25.7 min. |
- chronic patients* | 17.7 min. | 22.0 min. | 29.5 min. |