Table 3 Expected reasons for CAM use a
MD | MD + CAM | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n (1118) | % | n (122) | ||
What do you think are the main reasons that individuals are seeing a CAM provider? | |||||
1. They believe that research has shown that treatment works | 6.6 | (74) | 18.0 | (22) | < 0.001 |
2. They have heard that others have good experience with such treatment | 39.7 | (444) | 57.4 | (70) | < 0.001 |
3. They believe that CAM providers spend more time with patient | 7.9 | (88) | 17.2 | (21) | 0.001 |
4. They believe that the CAM provider have a more holistic view than conventional health care personnel | 20.0 | (224) | 42.6 | (52) | < 0.001 |
5. They believe that CAM therapies are more natural and harmless than conventional therapies | 19.9 | (223) | 24.6 | (30) | 0.227 |
6. They have bad experiences with public health care | 29.5 | (330) | 30.3 | (37) | 0.852 |
7. They are generally open to try what ever | 37.6 | (420) | 41.8 | (51) | 0.360 |
8 They are not healthy and driven by the hope of being cured | 54.4 | (608) | 43.4 | (53) | 0.021 |
9.Don’t know | 9.5 | (106) | 2.5 | (3) | 0.009 |