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Table 6 Actions that would improve communication between conventional and complementary health care providers (n = 606)a

From: Complementary and conventional providers in cancer care: experience of communication with patients and steps to improve communication with other providers

 

Total

Medical doctor (n = 152)

Nurse (n = 91)

Conventional health care provider with dual training (n = 47)

Complementary therapist (n = 316)

p-value

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

%

 

Conventional training for CT providers

.000c

 Yes

380

(84.6)

95

(68.3)

56

(87.5)

29

(93.5)

200

(93.0)

 

 No

69

(15.4)

44

(31.7)

8

(12.5)

2

(6.5)

15

(7.0)

 

CT training for conventional providers

.000c

 Yes

387

(86.2)

97

(69.8)

56

(84.8)

31

(100)

203

(95.3)

 

 No

62

(13.8)

42

(30.2)

10

(15.2)

0

(0.0)

10

(4.7)

 

Use of common medical terminology

.000b

 Yes

365

(81.3)

93

(67.4)

52

(78.8)

27

(87.1)

193

(90.2)

 

 No

84

(18.7)

45

(32.6)

14

(21.2)

4

(12.9)

21

(9.8)

 

Including a CT provider in conventional practice

.000c

 Yes

375

(83.3)

75

(54.7)

57

(85.1)

31

(100)

212

(98.6)

 

 No

75

(16.7)

62

(45.3)

10

(14.9)

0

(0.0)

3

(1.4)

 

Including a conventional provider in CT practice

.000c

 Yes

360

(80.7)

76

(55.5)

50

(76.9)

29

(96.7)

205

(95.8)

 

 No

86

(19.3)

61

(44.5)

15

(23.1)

1

(3.3)

9

(4.2)

 
  1. aDue to missing responses the sum does not always add up to the total number of 606
  2. bPearson chi-square test
  3. cFisher’s exact test