Table 1 Good knowledge of complementary therapies
Total (n = 466) | Medical Doctor (n = 142) | Nurse (n = 69) | Provider with dual training (n = 32) | Complementary therapist (n = 223) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Acupuncture | 233 | 50.5 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 81.3 | 163 | 74.4 |
Homeopathy | 73 | 16.3 | 18 | 12.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 6.9 | 52 | 24.3 |
Healing | 86 | 18.9 | 12 | 8.6 | 9 | 13.4 | 8 | 26.7 | 57 | 26.3 |
Thai Chi and Chi gong | 86 | 18.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 4.4 | 11 | 36.7 | 67 | 30.7 |
Aromatherapy | 73 | 15.9 | 3 | 2.1 | 9 | 13.2 | 4 | 13.8 | 57 | 25.9 |
Yoga | 136 | 29.6 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 28.4 | 12 | 40 | 78 | 35.3 |
Mindfullness | 163 | 35.8 | 41 | 29.1 | 22 | 33.3 | 13 | 43.3 | 87 | 39.9 |
Reflexology | 101 | 22 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 12.9 | 92 | 41.8 |
Chinese herbal medicine | 36 | 7.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 20.7 | 27 | 12.3 |
Herbal medicine other than Chineese | 26 | 5.8 | 3 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 22 | 10.2 |
Naprapathy | 56 | 12.3 | 10 | 7.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 3 | 10.3 | 40 | 18.3 |
Osteopathy | 58 | 12.7 | 11 | 7.9 | 2 | 2.9 | 4 | 13.3 | 41 | 18.7 |
Massage | 219 | 48.1 | 34 | 24.5 | 19 | 28.8 | 19 | 59.4 | 147 | 67.4 |