Table 6 Cluster 6 "CAM vs. conventional medicine" statements in descending order of average importance (n = 23 respondents).
From: Complementary and conventional medicine: a concept map
# | Cluster 6 Statements | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
162 | why they don't tell their health care professional about the herbals/ supplements they use | 4.39 | 0.66 |
5 | whether their health care professional knows the CAM modalities they are using | 4.39 | 0.94 |
77 | whether they feel they are getting the best possible relief of symptoms from conventional care | 4.39 | 0.58 |
28 | whether they are dissatisfied with conventional medicine | 4.35 | 0.78 |
123 | which CAM modalities they would most like to see adopted by the SAVAHCS, if any | 4.26 | 1.01 |
165 | whether they would listen to their primary care provider if he/she said to avoid CAM | 4.17 | 0.98 |
105 | whether they would listen to their primary care provider if he/she said to try CAM | 4.17 | 0.83 |
107 | whether they would stop using a CAM treatment if their primary care provider told them to | 4.13 | 0.97 |
69 | whether they would like to see a sub-specialty provider with knowledge of CAM | 4.00 | 0.80 |
140 | whether they tend to mistrust doctors | 3.96 | 1.02 |
19 | whether they would accept help from health care providers who are not physicians | 3.96 | 1.15 |
127 | whether they make fewer visits to conventional doctors when they are using CAM | 3.96 | 1.15 |
138 | whether they talk to their health care provider about possible drug/drug interactions | 3.96 | 1.02 |
149 | whether they think doctors often over-prescribe medications and/or tests | 3.83 | 0.83 |
6 | whether their primary care provider has educated them on the use of CAM | 3.61 | 1.27 |
45 | what expectations they have of their doctor in regards to spending time with them | 3.61 | 1.20 |
21 | whether they expect their conventional doctors to be knowledgeable about alternative health care practices | 3.52 | 1.24 |
18 | whether they want their conventional doctors to tell them more about nutrition and exercise | 3.52 | 1.04 |
43 | whether is it important to them that their doctor cares about their welfare | 3.43 | 1.38 |
116 | whether they have had arguments with their conventional medical provider(s) | 3.39 | 1.23 |
151 | whether they think most conventional doctors disapprove of CAM | 3.39 | 1.16 |
30 | whether it is important to them that their doctor accepts a chronic health care problem and still wants to treat them and provide supportive service | 3.17 | 1.23 |
| Â | Average Bridging Value = 0.24 | 3.89 | 1.02 |