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. 2015 Jun 3;6:407–420. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S82306

Table 2.

Barriers to use of CAM practices in western medical settings

Item 2 questions Pretest – Group 1
Posttest – Group 2
Exact P-value
A
N
D
A
N
D
No (%) No (%) No (%) No (%) No (%) No (%)
1. Lack of evidence for practices 43 (66.1) 16 (24.6) 6 (9.3) 50 (76.9) 11 (16.9) 4 (6.2) 0.396
2. Institutional concerns about legal issues 32 (49.2) 25 (38.5) 8 (12.3) 49 (75.5) 7 (10.7) 9 (13.8) 0.001*
3. Unavailability of credentialed providers 25 (38.5) 34 (52.2) 6 (9.3) 46 (70.8) 14 (21.5) 5 (7.7) 0.0006*
4. Lack of staff training 37 (56.9) 17 (26.2) 11 (16.9) 47 (71.3) 12 (17.4) 6 (9.3) 0.171
5. Lack of reimbursement 26 (40.0) 30 (46.2) 9 (13.8) 31 (47.7) 26 (40.0) 6 (9.3) 0.424
6. Lack of appropriate equipment 28 (43.1) 16 (24.6) 21 (32.3) 45 (69.2) 9 (13.8) 11 (16.9) 0.011*
7. Too time consuming 20 (30.8) 26 (40.0) 19 (29.2) 31 (47.7) 14 (21.5) 20 (30.8) 0.049*

Note:

*

Significant.

Abbreviations: CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; A, agree; N, neutral; D, disagree; No, number.