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Table 4 Circumstances and patient satisfaction regarding TCM for prevention and health care in hospitals

From: Perceptions of traditional Chinese medicine for chronic disease care and prevention: a cross-sectional study of Chinese hospital-based health care professionals

 

N (%)

Health care professionals’ attitudes towards TCM for prevention and health care

 Very supportive

139 (41.5)

 Supportive

150 (44.8)

 Neutral

43 (12.8)

 Not supportive

1 (0.3)

 Against

2 (0.6)

Development of TCM for prevention and health care in hospitals

 Well developed

168 (50.1)

 Some basic development but lacks advantages

153 (45.7)

 Poorly developed

14 (4.2)

Patients’ satisfaction towards TCM prevention and health care

 Absolutely satisfied

32 (9.6)

 Satisfied

174 (51.9)

 Neutral

120 (35.8)

 Not satisfied

8 (2.4)

 Absolutely not satisfied

1 (0.3)