Table 1 Sample Characteristics

Full time hospital doctor (retired)

1

Part time hospital doctor and part time GP with municipality agreement

1

Full time GP with municipality agreement

2

Full time GP without municipality agreement

1

Part time GP without municipality medicine

2

Practicing homeopathy in addition to conventional medicine

7

Years of practice

Homeopathy

Conventional

0–4 years

2

0

5–9 years

0

0

10–14 years

1

2

15–19 years

2

2

20–24 years

0

0

25–29 years

1

1

30–35 years

1

2

Classical homeopathy

6

Complex and classical homeopathy

1

Length of initial homeopathic consultation

60 minutes

2

90 minutes

3

Between 30 to 90 minutes

1

Between 60 to 90 minutes

1

Additonal therapies

Classic Acupunture

1

Vitamin/mineral/herb

1

Client-Centered therapy (Carl Rogers)

1

Mindfulness/meditation

1

Laying on hands/Healing

1

Nutritional theraphy

1

Magnetic field theraphy

1

Physical relaxation therapy

1

Female

4

Male

3