Table 4.
Self-assessment of IM knowledge and skills/applying IM approach to medical conditions—means, standard deviations, and percent endorsing (Items are presented from highest to lowest mean rating) N = 91.
| Item | Mean | SD | % Agree/Strongly Agree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge/Skills | |||
| I know how to assess a patient's readiness to change behavior. | 3.31 | 0.77 | 48.6% |
| I know how to facilitate a patient's efforts at changing behaviors. | 3.22 | 0.75 | 45.0% |
| I know the fundamental components of the Mediterranean and DASH diets as they relate to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. | 3.12 | 1.03 | 40.4% |
| I am aware of the different physical activity recommendations for children and adolescents. | 3.03 | 0.84 | 38.5% |
| I can identify areas in my clinical setting that could be enhanced to promote wellbeing and healing. | 2.93 | 1.07 | 35.8% |
| I know what the fundamental tenets of Integrative Medicine are. | 2.56 | 0.86 | 16.5% |
| I feel competent in identifying nutritional needs based on gender, age and special populations for health promotion and disease prevention. | 2.56 | 0.84 | 19.3% |
| I know how to take a spiritual history. | 2.41 | 0.85 | 14.7% |
| I know the science of different mind-body techniques such as meditation, mindfulness, guided imagery, and biofeedback. | 2.34 | 0.91 | 12.8% |
| I can identify the similarities and differences among the manual medicine modalities of massage, physical therapy, osteopathy and chiropractic. | 2.33 | 0.97 | 14.7% |
| I can make recommendations in a patient-centered manner about an integrative treatment plan. | 2.27 | 0.82 | 11.0% |
| I can identify the different components of an integrative treatment plan. | 2.24 | 0.77 | 9.2% |
| I can identify the elements of an Integrative Patient intake. | 2.23 | 0.79 | 7.3% |
| I know how to engage patients to assess mind-body interactions and their effects on health and wellness. | 2.22 | 0.83 | 10.1% |
| I know the different theoretical and philosophical principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurvedic Medicine, homeopathy, and Naturopathy. | 1.91 | 0.92 | 7.3% |
| I know how to interpret the labels on herbal medicines. | 1.89 | 0.83 | 4.6% |
| I can identify authoritative sources about botanicals. | 1.87 | 0.80 | 4.6% |
| I know how to recommend botanicals to patients appropriately and safely. | 1.67 | 0.67 | 0.9% |
| Medical Conditions | |||
| Sleep disorders | 2.70 | 1.04 | 28.4% |
| Depression | 2.69 | 1.05 | 26.9% |
| Migraine Headaches | 2.54 | 1.02 | 26.6% |
| Obesity | 2.47 | 0.93 | 19.4% |
| Allergies | 2.43 | 0.94 | 20.2% |
| Menstrual disorders | 2.38 | 0.98 | 15.6% |
| ADHD | 2.37 | 0.97 | 20.4% |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome | 2.37 | 1.01 | 15.6% |
| Asthma | 2.34 | 0.90 | 12.8% |
| Eating Disorder | 2.32 | 0.90 | 11.0% |
| Metabolic Syndrome | 2.31 | 0.91 | 12.8% |
| Diabetes Mellitus type II | 2.30 | 0.91 | 13.8% |
| Hyperlipidemia | 2.30 | 0.91 | 13.8% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 2.19 | 0.86 | 9.2% |
Medical Knowledge. The average medical knowledge score was 51.3%, ranging from 35% to 78% (n = 76).