Table 4 Comparison of experience on CT use between 2007 and 2023

The reasons for initial CT use

15.74

0.03

Others believe in CT

74

40.3

125

40.7

I believe in CT

80

43.5

122

39.7

®

Recommend by HCP¹

12

6.5

48

15.6

〈

Feel safer, less side-effect

16

8.8

9

2.9

®

Dissatisfaction with medicine

2

0.9

3

1.0

Sources of CT information

n = 203

n = 393

20.41

< 0.001

Family

90

42.5

135

34.3

®

Friend

60

28.3

76

19.3

®

Professionals

31

14.6

66

16.8

〈

Medical journal

7

3.3

23

5.9

〈

Media

24

11.3

93

23.7

〈

Decision makers of CT use

7.53

0.023

Own decision

138

75.4

261

85.0

〈

Family & friend’s decision

39

21.3

42

13.7

®

Professionals

6

3.3

4

1.3

®

Knowledge of CT ingredients

2.51

0.113

Known

60

32.8

122

39.7

Unknown

123

67.2

185

60.4

How to mixed

8.28

0.016

No change

53

29.0

113

36.8

〈

Separately taken

107

58.5

190

61.9

®

Reduce or stop the medicine

23

12.5

4

1.3

®

Disclosure of CT

1.84

0.175

No

138

75.4

214

69.7

Yes

45

24.6

93

30.3

Reactions of disclosure from HCP

N=

45

N=

93

8.77

0.012

Encourage you

15

35.7

38

40.9

〈

Discourage

9

16.7

4

4.3

®

Up to you

21

47.6

51

54.8

〈

Reasons for non-disclosure²

n = 241

n = 254

70.04

< 0.001

Never thought

77

32.0

58

22.8

®

Felt safe

68

28.2

49

19.3

®

No asked by HCP

30

12.4

118

46.5

〈

No time to discuss

5

2.1

27

10.6

〈

Afraid of HCP and no acquaintance

16

6.6

2

0.8

®