Table 3 Attitudes towards surveyed CAM methods
Specialization | Does not know it (n and %) | Does not consider it to be scientifically well-grounded (n and %) | Considers it to be scientifically well-grounded (n and %) | Recommends it to patients (n and %) | Applies it (n and %) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TCM | Surgeon | 16 (19.) | 14 (16.9) | 50 (60.2) | 3 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Anaesthesiologist | 33 (18.9) | 20 (11.4) | 99 (56.6) | 19 (10.8) | 4 (2.3) | |
Total | 49 (19.0) | 34 (13.2) | 149 (57.8) | 22 (8.5) | 4 (1.5) | |
Homeopathy | Surgeon | 11 (13.2) | 57 (68.7) | 15 (18.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Anaesthesiologist | 27 (15.4) | 104 (59.4) | 31 (17.7) | 12 (6.9) | 1 (0.6) | |
Total | 38 (14.7) | 161 (62.4) | 46 (17.8) | 12 (4.7) | 1 (0.4) | |
Herbal medicine | Surgeon | 34 (41.0) | 17 (20.5) | 21 (25.3) | 9 (10.8) | 2 (2.4) |
Anaesthesiologist | 84 (48.0) | 20 (11.4) | 54 (30.9) | 17 (9.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
Total | 118 (45.7) | 37 (14.3) | 75 (29.1) | 26 (10.1) | 2 (0.2) | |
Manual therapy | Surgeon | 33 (39.8) | 18 (21.7) | 27 (32.5) | 5 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Anaesthesiologist | 86 (49.1) | 14 (8.0) | 57 (32.6) | 17 (9.7) | 1 (0.6) | |
Total | 119 (46.1) | 32 (12.4) | 84 (32.6) | 22 (8.5) | 1 (0.4) | |
Neural therapy | Surgeon | 69 (83.2) | 8 (9.6) | 4 (4.8) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Anaesthesiologist | 144 (82.3) | 13 (7.4) | 14 (8.0) | 3 (1.7) | 1 (0.6) | |
Total | 213 (82.6) | 21 (8.1) | 18 (7.0) | 5 (1.9) | 1 (0.4) | |
Reflexology | Surgeon | 38 (45.8) | 22 (26.5) | 17 (20.5) | 5 (6.0) | 1 (1.2) |
Anaesthesiologist | 82 (46.8) | 34 (19.4) | 46 (26.3) | 8 (4.6) | 5 (2.9) | |
Total | 120 (46.5) | 56 (21.7) | 63 (24.4) | 13 (5.1) | 6 (2.3) | |
Bioenergetic medicine | Surgeon | 40 (48.2) | 39 (47) | 4 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Anaesthesiologist | 94 (53.7) | 62 (35.4) | 15 (8.6) | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
Total | 134 (51.9) | 101 (39.2) | 19 (7.4) | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
Kinesiology | Surgeon | 37 (44.6) | 30 (36.1) | 10 (12.1) | 6 (7.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Anaesthesiologist | 93 (53.1) | 35 (20.0) | 36 (20.6) | 11 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
Total | 130 (50.4) | 65 (25.2) | 46 (17.8) | 17 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) |