Table 4.
Association between demographic factors and overall scores of knowledge, practice, and attitude toward CAM and western medication use.
| Knowledge score | Practice score | Western medication use (%) | Attitude score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | Mean (SE)a | β (95% CI) | Mean (SE)a | β (95% CI) | Mean (SE)a | β (95% CI) | Mean (SE)a | |
| Age (yrs) | ||||||||
| >45 (n = 100) | 1.97 (0.004 to 3.93) | 26.2 (0.6) | −0.45 (−1.32 to 0.43) | 5.5 (0.3) | −5.69 (−16.0 to 4.6) | 45.8 (3.2) | 0.45 (−0.22 to 1.12) | 10.3 (0.2) |
| 36–45 (n = 108) | 0.77 (−0.87 to 2.42) | 25.0 (0.6) | −0.33 (−1.07 to 0.40) | 5.6 (0.3) | −3.58 (−12.2 to 5.05) | 47.9 (3.1) | 0.32 (−0.25 to 0.88) | 10.1 (0.2) |
| ≤35 (n = 104) | Ref | 24.2 (0.8) | Ref | 6.0 (0.3) | Ref | 51.5 (4.0) | Ref | 9.8 (0.3) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men (n = 156) | 0.26 (−0.84 to 1.35) | 25.2 (0.5) | 0.08 (−0.41 to 0.57) | 5.7 (0.2) | 4.71 (−1.04 to 10.5) | 50.8 (2.6) | 0.21 (−0.16 to 0.59) | 10.2 (0.2) |
| Women (n = 156) | Ref | 25.0 (0.5) | Ref | 5.7 (0.2) | Ref | 46.1 (2.6) | Ref | 10.0 (0.2) |
| Department | ||||||||
| Inpatient (n = 237) | 0.84 (−0.42 to 2.11) | 25.5 (0.4) | 0.26 (−0.30 to 0.82) | 5.8 (0.2) | 3.48 (−3.15 to 10.1) | 50.2 (2.2) | −0.14 (−0.58 to 0.29) | 10.0 (0.1) |
| Outpatient (n = 75) | Ref | 24.7 (0.6) | Ref | 5.6 (0.3) | Ref | 46.7 (3.2) | Ref | 10.1 (0.2) |
| Length of experience in TM practice (yrs) | ||||||||
| ≥20 (n = 74) | −3.23 (−5.24 to −1.21)** | 23.3 (0.8) | −0.69 (−1.59 to 0.21) | 5.4 (0.3) | −7.03 (−17.6 to 3.52) | 44.1 (4.0) | −0.97 (−1.66 to −0.28)** | 9.5 (0.3) |
| 10–19 (n = 116) | −1.14 (−2.63 to 0.34) | 25.4 (0.6) | −0.39 (−0.13 to 1.05) | 5.7 (0.3) | −1.18 (−8.97 to 6.62) | 50.0 (3.0) | −0.38 (−0.89 to 0.13) | 10.1 (0.2) |
| <10 (n = 122) | Ref | 26.6 (0.6) | Ref | 6.1 (0.3) | Ref | 51.2 (3.4) | Ref | 10.5 (0.2) |
| Number of patients seen per day (pts) | ||||||||
| ≥21 (n = 85) | 0.79 (−0.74 to 2.31) | 25.8 (0.6) | 0.65 (−0.03 to 1.34) | 6.0 (0.3) | 6.94 (−1.05 to 14.9) | 55.3 (3.2) | −0.12 (−0.64 to 0.40) | 10.0 (0.2) |
| 11–20 (n = 130) | −0.66 (−1.97 to 0.66) | 24.4 (0.6) | 0.46 (−0.13 to 1.05) | 5.8 (0.3) | −6.67 (−13.6 to 0.24) | 41.7 (3.0) | 0.07 (−0.38 to 0.52) | 10.1 (0.2) |
| ≤10 (n = 97) | Ref | 25.1 (0.6) | Ref | 5.3 (0.3) | Ref | 48.3 (3.0) | Ref | 10.1 (0.2) |
| Running private clinic | ||||||||
| Yes (n = 77) | 0.78 (−0.74 to 2.31) | 25.5 (0.6) | 0.56 (−0.04 to 1.15) | 6.0 (0.3) | 1.88 (−5.16 to 8.92) | 49.4 (3.3) | 0.35 (−0.12 to 0.81) | 10.2 (0.2) |
| No (n = 235) | Ref | 24.7 (0.4) | Ref | 5.4 (0.2) | Ref | 47.5 (2.2) | Ref | 9.9 (0.1) |
| Education in TM | ||||||||
| Graduate (n = 147) | 2.75 (4.12 to 15.4)*** | 26.5 (0.5) | 1.12 (0.51 to 1.74)*** | 6.3 (0.3) | −3.54 (−10.7 to 3.64) | 46.6 (2.7) | 0.79 (0.32 to 1.26)** | 10.5 (0.2) |
| Undergraduate (n = 165) | Ref | 23.7 (0.6) | Ref | 5.1 (0.3) | Ref | 50.2 (3.0) | Ref | 9.7 (0.2) |
| Medical specialty | ||||||||
| OMD (n = 225) | 1.48 (0.24 to2.72)* | 25.8 (0.4) | −0.10 (−0.65 to 0.46) | 5.6 (0.2) | −13.3 (−19.8 to −6.7)*** | 41.8 (2.3) | −0.36 (−0.78 to 0.07) | 9.9 (0.1) |
| GP (n = 87) | Ref | 24.4 (0.6) | Ref | 5.7 (0.3) | Ref | 55.0 (3.1) | Ref | 10.2 (0.2) |
| Hospital level | ||||||||
| National (n = 73) | 2.77 (1.36 to 4.18)*** | 26.5 (0.6) | 1.06 (0.43 to 1.69)** | 6.2 (0.3) | 12.2 (4.86 to 19.6)** | 54.5 (3.3) | 0.07 (−0.41 to 0.55) | 10.1 (0.2) |
| Provincial (n = 239) | Ref | 23.7 (0.5) | Ref | 5.2 (0.2) | Ref | 42.3 (2.4) | Ref | 10.0 (0.2) |
Linear regression analysis in which age, gender, department, length of experience in TM practice (yrs), number of patients seen per day, experience running a private clinic, education in TM, specialty type, and hospital level were considered predictive factors. β (95% CI) beta coefficient and 95% confident interval; aadjusted mean and standard error. Ref: the group was set up as reference. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.