Table 6 Respondents recommendations to CAM therapies for three clinical cases
Percentage* N = 276 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
A three year old boy with sleeping disabilities | usually | occasionaly | never |
Dietary advice | 16 % | 33 % | 52 % |
Herbal remedies | 4 % | 10 % | 87 % |
Mind-body therapies | 3 % | 13 % | 84 % |
Homeopathy | 2 % | 27 % | 71 % |
Massage and other manual therapies | 2 % | 28 % | 70 % |
Anthroposophy | 2 % | 9 % | 90 % |
Dietary supplements | 1 % | 11 % | 88 % |
Naturopathy | 1 % | 10 % | 99 % |
Acupuncture | 1 % | 5 % | 95 % |
A nine year old boy with ADHD | usually | occasionaly | never |
Dietary advice | 11 % | 38 % | 51 % |
Dietary supplements | 5 % | 18 % | 78 % |
Mind-body therapies | 4 % | 21 % | 76 % |
Neurofeedback | 3 % | 26 % | 71 % |
Massage and other manual therapies | 2 % | 17 % | 81 % |
Anthroposophy | 2 % | 7 % | 92 % |
Homeopathy | 2 % | 17 % | 82 % |
Naturopathy | 2 % | 7 % | 92 % |
Other: Bachbloesemtherapy | 2 % | 5 % | 94 % |
Acupuncture | 1 % | 6 % | 94 % |
A fifteen year old girl with chronic abdominal pain | usually | occasionaly | never |
Dietary advice | 48 % | 27 % | 26 % |
Mind-body therapy | 8 % | 32 % | 60 % |
Massage and other manual therapies | 3 % | 23 % | 74 % |
Dietary supplements | 3 % | 18 % | 79 % |
Homeopathy | 3 % | 24 % | 73 % |
Acupuncture | 2 % | 11 % | 87 % |
Naturopathy | 2 % | 10 % | 87 % |
Energetic therapies | 2 % | 9 % | 89 % |
Herbal remedies | 1 % | 11 % | 89 % |