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Table 4 Factors influencing attitudes towards CAM

From: Complementary and alternative medicine: attitudes, knowledge and use among surgeons and anaesthesiologists in Hungary

 

Specialization

Significant influence (n and %)

Moderate influence (n and %)

No influence (n and %)

Evidence

Surgeon

75 (90.4)

6 (7.2)

2 (2.4)

Anaesthesiologist

148 (84.6)

21 (12.0)

6 (3.4)

Total

223 (86.4)

27 (10.5)

8 (3.1)

Colleagues’ opinion

Surgeon

25 (30.1)

44 (53.0)

14 (16.9)

Anaesthesiologist

58 (33.1)

85 (48.6)

32 (18.3)

Total

83 (32.2)

129 (50)

46 17.8)

Personal experience (own or that of a family member)

Surgeon

39 (47.0)

27 (32.5)

17 (20.5)

Anaesthesiologist

91 (52.0)

59 (33.7)

25 (14.3)

Total

130 (50.4)

86 (33.3)

42 (16.3)

Media

Surgeon

1 (1.2)

17 (20.5)

65 (78.3)

Anaesthesiologist

4 (2.3)

36 (20.6)

135 (77.1)

Total

5 (1.9)

53 (20.6)

200 (77.5)

More training opportunities

Surgeon

20 (24.1)

40 (48.2)

23 (27.7)

Anaesthesiologist

54 (30.9)

77 (44.0)

44 (25.1)

Total

74 (28.7)

117 (45.3)

67 (26.0)

Eligibility for reimbursement

Surgeon

6 (7.2)

34 (41.0)

43 (51.8)

Anaesthesiologist

24 (13.7)

66 (37.7)

85 (48.6)

Total

30 (11.6)

100 (38.8)

128 (49.6)