Table 5. CAM use: Association with awareness about disease and trust in conventional medicine.
| Variables | CAM use | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YES n= 229(%) | NO n= 239(%) | ||
| AWARENESS ABOUT DISEASE | |||
| Absent/poor | 26(11.4) | 21(8.8) | 0.4 |
| Good/excellent | 203(88.6) | 218(91.2) | |
| AWARENESS ABOUT TREATMENTS | |||
| Absent/poor | 8(3.5) | 2088.4) | 0.026 |
| Good/excellent | 221(96.5) | 219(91.6) | |
| EXPECTATIONS FROM ONCOL. TREATM. | |||
| To be treated | 161 (70.3) | 75 (31.4) | <0.0001 |
| To be cured | 43 (18.8) | 136 (56.9) | |
| To achieve disease stabilization | 25 (10.9) | 28 (11.7) | |
| TRUST IN CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE | |||
| Yes | 218(95.2) | 223(93.3) | 0.4 |
| No | 11(4.8) | 16(6.7) | |
| TRUST IN ONCOLOGICAL TREATMENTS | |||
| Yes | 216 (94.3) | 229 (95.8) | 0.4 |
| No | 13 (5.7) | 10 (4.2) | |
| FINANCIAL SPEC. AROUND ONC. TREATM. | |||
| Yes | 44 (19.2) | 60 (25.1) | 0.009 |
| No | 170 (74.2) | 148 (61.9) | |
| Don't know | 15 (6.6) | 31 (13) | |
| SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CAM | |||
| Media | 133(58.1) | 36(28.8) | < 0.0001 |
| Doctors | 9(3.9) | 12(9.6) | |
| Patients | 18(7.9) | 24(19.2) | |
| Friends | 45(19.7) | 23(18.4) | |
| Other | 24(10.5) | 30(24) | |