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Table 3 Classification of therapeutical areas and the frequency of recommendation.

From: Knowledge about complementary, alternative and integrative medicine (CAM) among registered health care providers in Swedish surgical care: a national survey among university hospitals

 

Conventional therapy

Complementary therapy

Alternative therapy

Integrative therapy

Therapy

unknown

Would recommend it to patients

Ayurveda (n = 700)

0%

(n = 0)

5.9%

(n = 41)

24.9%

(n = 174)

0.9%

(n = 6)

68.4%

(n = 479)

2.6%

(n = 18)

Homeopathy (n = 694)

0.4%

n = 3)

8.7%

(n = 60)

66.6%

(n = 462)

2.0%

n = 14)

22.3%

(n = 155)

4.0%

(n = 28)

Psychotherapy, CBT (n = 693)

46.0%

(n = 319)

20.2%

(n = 140)

3.8%

(n = 26)

26.3%

(n = 182)

3.8%

(n = 26)

59.3

(n = 411)

Meditation, Mindfullness, etc. (n = 695)

1.6%

(n = 11)

39.0%

(n = 271)

40.7%

(n = 283)

8.1%

(n = 56)

10.6%

(n = 74)

27.2

(n = 189)

Healing, Reiki, etc. (n = 697)

0%

(n = 0)

11.0%

(n = 77)

65.7%

(n = 458)

1.3%

(n = 9)

22.0%

(n = 153)

3.2%

(n = 22)

Yoga (n = 693)

0.7%

(n = 5)

42.4%

(n = 294)

43.7%

(n = 303)

8.2%

(n = 57)

4.9%

(n = 34)

33.3%

(n = 231)

Nursing (n = 697)

81.6%

(n = 569)

3.7%

(n = 26)

0.4%

(n = 3)

12.5%

(n = 87)

1.7%

(n = 12)

61.3%

(n = 428)

T'ai chi, Qi gong (n = 701)

0.6%

(n = 4)

34.1%

(n = 239)

44.9%

(n = 315)

5.6%

(n = 39)

14.8%

(n = 104)

21.5%

(n = 151)

Acupuncture, Acupressure

(n = 686)

14.1%

(n = 97)

40.5%

(n = 278)

16.8%

(n = 115)

27.1%

(n = 186)

1.5%

(n = 10)

47.6%

(n = 327)

Orthopaedic manual therapy (OMT/OMI) (n = 701)

20.3%

(n = 142)

13.4%

(n = 87)

3.9%

(n = 27)

8.1%

(n = 57)

55.3%

n = 388)

20.1%

(n = 141)

Massage, shiatsu, tactile massage, etc. (n = 687)

8.3%

n = 57)

47.2%

(n = 324)

19.4%

(n = 133)

20.5%

(n = 141)

4.7%

(n = 32)

49.9%

(n = 343)

Chiropractic, Naprapathy, Osteopathy (n = 688)

10.3%

(n = 71)

44.8%

(n = 308)

26.2%

(n = 180)

16.1%

(n = 111)

2.6%

(n = 18)

38.1%

(n = 263)

Physiotherapy (n = 694)

67.1%

(n = 466)

7.8%

(n = 54)

1.9%

(n = 13)

22.6%

(n = 157)

0.6%

(n = 4)

66.7%

(n = 463)

Herbal medicine, Dietary supplement (n = 700)

0.7%

(n = 5)

20.6%

(n = 144)

66.9%

(n = 468)

5.0%

(n = 35)

6.9%

(n = 48)

13.7%

(n = 96)

Bowen therapy (n = 706)

0%

(n = 0)

0.3%

(n = 2)

4.1%

(n = 29)

0.3%

(n = 2)

95.3%

(n = 673)

0%

(n = 0)

Iridology (n = 710)

1.1%

(n = 8)

1.4%

(n = 10)

21.1%

(n = 150)

0.8%

(n = 6)

75.5%

(n = 536)

1.3%

(n = 9)

Occupational therapy

(n = 702)

67.4%

(n = 473)

8.0%

(n = 56)

2.0%

(n = 14)

20.4%

(n = 144)

2.1%

(n = 15)

61.5%

(n = 432)

Kinesiology (n = 703)

1.7%

(n = 12)

5.1%

(n = 36)

23.5%

(n = 165)

1.0%

(n = 7)

68.7%

(n = 483)

3.8%

(n = 27)

Sense therapies (e.g. light-, music-, aroma therapy)

(n = 702)

4.4%

(n = 31)

29.6%

(n = 208)

32.8%

(n = 230)

15.1%

(n = 106)

18.1%

(n = 127)

21.4%

(n = 150)

Rosen method (n = 707)

0.4%

(n = 3)

5.2%

(n = 37)

22.5%

(n = 159)

1.0%

(n = 7)

70.9

(n = 501)

2.4%

(n = 17)

Reflexology/zone therapy

(n = 700)

0.3%

(n = 2)

16.1%

(n = 113)

47.3%

(n = 331)

3.9%

(n = 27)

32.4%

(n = 227)

8.1%

(n = 57)

  1. n = response rate (number of answers)
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