Table 5.
The Kampo medicines prescribed by the physicians
|
Kampo medicine |
All physicians (n = 200) |
Palliative care teams (n = 149) |
PCUs (n = 46) |
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| frequency | % | frequency | % | frequency | % | ||
| Daikenchuto |
140 |
70.0 |
109 |
73.2 |
29 |
63.0 |
0.124 |
| Goshajinkigan |
100 |
50.0 |
89 |
59.7 |
11 |
23.9 |
0.000 |
| Rikkunshito |
97 |
48.5 |
82 |
55.0 |
15 |
32.6 |
0.001 |
| Shakuyakukanzoto |
96 |
48.0 |
76 |
51.0 |
20 |
43.5 |
0.069 |
| Hochuekkito |
90 |
45.0 |
76 |
51.0 |
13 |
28.3 |
0.011 |
| Juzentaihoto |
84 |
42.0 |
73 |
49.0 |
11 |
23.9 |
0.001 |
| Yokukansan |
61 |
30.5 |
45 |
30.2 |
16 |
34.8 |
0.253 |
| Hangeshashinto |
54 |
27.0 |
51 |
34.2 |
3 |
6.5 |
0.000 |
| Others | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 13.4 | 4 | 8.7 | 0.457 |
Multiple answers allowed, p-value based on Chi-square test.