Table 5.
CAM knowledge in relation to participants' involvement in research activity.
| Are you involved in research activity? | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Do you know what CAM stands for? | 0.6 | ||
| Yes | 120 (50) | 103 (52) | |
| No | 120 (50) | 95 (48) | |
| Have you ever heard about alternative and complementary medicine? | 0.01 | ||
| Yes | 199 (82.9) | 143 (73.3) | |
| No | 41 (17.1) | 52 (26.7) | |
| Are you aware of the difference between complementary and alternative medicine? | 0.04 | ||
| Yes | 152 (63.6) | 106 (53.8) | |
| No | 87 (36.4) | 91 (46.2) | |
| Do you suggest CAM to your patients? | 0.03 | ||
| Yes | 143 (59.6) | 98 (49.5) | |
| No | 97 (40.4) | 100 (50.5) | |
| Could CAM have a role in CM? | 0.02 | ||
| Yes | 109 (45.4) | 74 (37.4) | |
| No | 43 (17.9) | 57 (28.8) | |
| I don't know | 88 (36.7) | 67 (33.8) | |
| Do you discuss CAM use with your patients? | 0.1 | ||
| Yes | 108 (45) | 85 (42.9) | |
| No | 109 (45.4) | 103 (52) | |
| I don't know | 23 (9.6) | 10 (5.1) | |
| Specialty group | 0.003 | ||
| G1 | 106 (44.2) | 71 (35.9) | |
| G2 | 44 (18.3) | 67 (33.8) | |
| G3 | 40 (16.7) | 26 (13.1) | |
| G4 | 50 (20.8) | 34 (17.2) | |
G1: Oncology, Hematology, Pain management, Radiotherapy, Anaesthesiology; G2: Internal medicine, Geriatric medicine, Infectious diseases; G3: Surgical; G4: Nuclear medicine, No specialization, Other.
Bold values indicate statistically significant p-value.