Table 1 Frequencies, percentages and Students' agreement with general CAM statements across the three cohorts
Statements with which students agreed | Total sample (n = 110) f (%)* | 2nd year (n = 36) f (%)* | 3rd year (n = 34) f (%)* | 4th year (n = 40) f (%)* | p value^ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical care should integrate the best of conventional and CAM practices. | 99 (89.2) | 33 (91.7) | 31 (88.6) | 35 (87.5) | 0.835 |
CAM includes ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit. | 90 (81.1) | 29 (80.6) | 25 (71.4) | 36 (90.0) | 0.122 |
A number of CAM approaches hold promise for treatment of symptoms, conditions and/or diseases. | 94 (85.5) | 30 (83.3) | 29 (85.3) | 35 (87.5) | 0.876 |
Treatment with CMs which are not tested in a scientifically recognised manner should be discouraged | 61 (55.0) | 20 (55.6) | 21 (60) | 20 (50) | 0.683 |
Treatment with CTs which are not tested in a scientifically recognised manner should be discouraged | 49 (44.1) | 13 (36.1) | 20 (57.1) | 16 (40) | 0.164 |
The results of CMs are in most cases due to a placebo effect. | 12 (10.8) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (31.4) | 1 (2.5) | < 0.0001 |
The results of CTs are in most cases due to a placebo effect | 10 (9) | 1 (2.8) | 7 (20.0) | 2 (5.0) | 0.022 |
CMs are a threat to public health. | 5 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 3 (7.5) | 0.266 |
CTs are a threat to public health. | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 1 (2.5) | 0.331 |