Table 3.
Details of the treatment options selected by the participants by type of illness
| Treatment options selected in participants with | All illnesses | Mental illnesses | Somatic illnesses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Single choice options | ||||||
| 1- Strictly conventional | 43 | (10.2) | 65 | (11.2) | 49 | (8.7) |
| 2- Weak complementary | 319 | (75.8) | 402 | (69.3) | 408 | (72.1) |
| 3- Strong complementary | 50 | (11.9) | 83 | (14.3) | 93 | (16.6) |
| 4- Alternative | 9 | (2.1) | 30 | (5.2) | 15 | (2.7) |
| Total | 421 | (100.0) | 580 | (100.0) | 565 | (100.0) |
| Two choice options | ||||||
| 1 + 2 | 51 | (12.9) | 37 | (13.1) | 44 | (14.2) |
| 1 + 3 | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.4) | 3 | (1.0) |
| 1 + 4 | 6 | (1.5) | 5 | (1.8) | 7 | (2.3) |
| 2 + 3 | 291 | (73.5) | 200 | (70.9) | 214 | (68.8) |
| 2 + 4 | 33 | (8.3) | 21 | (7.5) | 27 | (8.7) |
| 3 + 4 | 14 | (3.5) | 18 | (6.4) | 16 | (5.1) |
| Total | 396 | (100.0) | 282 | (100.0) | 311 | (100.0) |
| Three choice options | ||||||
| 1 + 2 + 3 | 11 | (14.1) | 5 | (14.3) | 6 | (26.1) |
| 1 + 2 + 4 | 22 | (28.2) | 7 | (20.0) | 5 | (21.7) |
| 1 + 3 + 4 | 2 | (2.6) | 1 | (2.9) | 0 | (0.0) |
| 2 + 3 + 4 | 43 | (55.1) | 22 | (62.9) | 12 | (52.2) |
| Total | 78 | (100.0) | 35 | (100.0) | 23 | (100.0) |
| All combinations including | ||||||
| Strictly conventional | 97 | (20.3) | 58 | (18.2) | 65 | (19.5) |
| Weak complementary | 455 | (95.2) | 294 | (92.2) | 308 | (92.2) |
| Strong complementary | 366 | (76.6) | 249 | (78.1) | 251 | (75.2) |
| Alternative | 124 | (25.9) | 76 | (23.8) | 67 | (20.1) |
Note: N indicate the number of participants who selected the distinct presented options/combinations of treatment. This number refers to all clinical vignettes (column All illnesses), to mental illnesses only (column Mental illnesses) or to somatic illnesses only (column Somatic illnesses)
The lower part of the table indicates the total number of participants that selected combinations of treatment including one of the existing options (either strictly conventional, weak complementary, strong complementary and alternative) at least once