Table 4 Attitudes of CAM users toward conventional medicine (n = 64)
From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine for patients with traumatic brain injury in Taiwan
Item | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Discussed CAM with physician | ||
No | 50 | 78.1 |
Yes | 14 | 21.9 |
Reasons for concealing the fact of using CAMa | ||
Not necessary to tell | 45 | 90.0 |
Afraid the physician may not be happy if she/he knows it | 2 | 4.0 |
To avoid distracting the physician | 1 | 2.0 |
Afraid the physician will prohibit using CAM | 1 | 2.0 |
Physician is too busy to talk on the topic | 1 | 2.0 |
Discontinuing the conventional medicine regimen | ||
Yes | 5 | 7.8 |
No | 59 | 92.2 |