Table 5 CAM Health Belief Scores Using CHBQ Questionnaire
Sr.# | Statement | Pharmacy Mean ± SD | Non-pharmacy Mean ± SD | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The physical and mental health are maintained by an underlying energy or vital force | 4.49 ± 1.76 | 4.44 ± 1.69 | 0.549 |
2 | Health and disease are a reflection of balance between positive life-enhancing forces and negative destructive forces. | 5.01 ± 1.59 | 4.77 ± 1.52 | 0.002* |
3 | The body is essentially self-healing and the task of a health care provider is to assist in the healing process | 5.04 ± 1.57 | 4.89 ± 1.48 | 0.010* |
4 | A patient’s symptoms should be regarded as a manifestation of general imbalance of dysfunction affecting the whole body | 4.91 ± 1.51 | 4.68 ± 1.53 | 0.005* |
5 | A patient’s expectations, health beliefs and values should be integrated into the patient care process | 5.08 ± 1.52 | 5.25 ± 1.66 | 0.010* |
6 | Complementary therapies are a threat to public health | 3.81 ± 1.74 | 4.06 ± 1.56 | 0.020* |
7 | Treatments not tested in a scientifically recognized manner should be discouraged | 2.94 ± 1.77 | 3.24 ± 1.81 | 0.006* |
8 | Effects of complementary therapies are usually the result of a placebo effect | 4.39 ± 1.65 | 4.05 ± 1.48 | 0.001* |
9 | Complementary therapies include ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit | 4.31 ± 1.48 | 4.12 ± 1.45 | 0.021* |
10 | Most complementary therapies stimulate the body’s natural therapeutic powers | 4.54 ± 1.54 | 4.39 ± 1.43 | 0.032* |
|  | Total | 44.54 ± 6.28 | 43.91 ± 6.73 | 0.087 |