Table 4.
Nursing and Medical Students’ Beliefs Regarding Placebo Use for Managing Medical Conditions
| Variable | Psychological | Physiological | Both | Neither | Do Not Know | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| Pain | Nursing | 43 (23.9) | 12 (6.7) | 32 (17.8) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (2.2) | 9.19 | 0.06 |
| Medical | 41 (22.9) | 4 (2.2) | 34 (18.9) | 7 (3.9) | 2 (1.1) | |||
| Total N (%) | 84 (46.7) | 16 (8.9) | 66 (36.7) | 8 (4.4) | 6 (3.3) | |||
| Mental or emotional disorder | Nursing | 35 (19.1) | 10 (5.5) | 32 (17.5) | 7 (3.8) | 7 (3.8) | 14.54 | 0.006 |
| Medical | 60 (32.8) | 4 (2.2) | 21 (11.5) | 2 (1.1) | 5 (2.7) | |||
| Total N (%) | 95 (51.9) | 14 (7.7) | 53 (29.0) | 9 (4.9) | 12 (6.6) | |||
| Gastrointestinal disorder | Nursing | 30 (16.8) | 16 (8.9) | 23 (12.8) | 10 (5.6) | 11 (6.1) | 3.99 | 0.41 |
| Medical | 32 (17.9) | 16 (8.9) | 14 (7.8) | 9 (5.0) | 18 (10.1) | |||
| Total N (%) | 62 (34.6) | 32 (17.9) | 37 (20.7) | 19 (10.6) | 29 (16.2) | |||
| Recovery from drug addiction | Nursing | 34 (19.0) | 7 (3.9) | 29 (16.2) | 11 (6.1) | 10 (5.6) | 1.76 | 0.77 |
| Medical | 36 (20.1) | 4 (2.2) | 27 (15.1) | 8 (4.5) | 13 (7.3) | |||
| Total N (%) | 70 (39.1) | 11 (6.1) | 56 (31.3) | 19 (10.6) | 23 (12.8) | |||
| Neurological | Nursing | 39 (21.7) | 12 (6.7) | 17 (9.4) | 7 (3.9) | 16 (8.9) | 4.28 | 0.37 |
| Medical | 35 (19.4) | 6 (3.3) | 16 (8.9) | 13 (7.2) | 19 (10.6) | |||
| Total N (%) | 74 (41.1) | 18 (10.0) | 33 (18.3) | 20 (11.1) | 35 (19.4) | |||
| Rheumatological | Nursing | 21 (11.6) | 19 (10.5) | 20 (11.0) | 13 (7.2) | 18 (9.9) | 9.89 | 0.04 |
| Medical | 29 (16.0) | 6 (3.3) | 15 (8.3) | 17 (9.4) | 23 (12.7) | |||
| Total N (%) | 50 (27.6) | 25 (13.8) | 35 (19.3) | 30 (16.6) | 41 (22.7) | |||
| Immune problems/allergies | Nursing | 24 (13.3) | 13 (7.2) | 19 (10.6) | 19 (10.6) | 18 (10.0) | 5.69 | 0.22 |
| Medical | 25 (13.9) | 4 (2.2) | 16 (8.9) | 25 (13.9) | 17 (9.4) | |||
| Total N (%) | 49 (27.2) | 17 (9.4) | 35 (19.4) | 44 (24.4) | 35 (19.4) | |||
| Cancer | Nursing | 25 (13.9) | 14 (7.8) | 17 (9.4) | 16 (8.9) | 19 (10.6) | 12.85 | 0.01 |
| Medical | 32 (17.8) | 3 (1.7) | 12 (6.7) | 28 (15.6) | 14 (7.8) | |||
| Total N (%) | 57 (31.7) | 17 (9.4) | 29 (16.1) | 44 (24.4) | 33 (18.3) | |||
| Cardiovascular disorder | Nursing | 21 (11.6) | 15 (8.3) | 20 (11.0) | 14 (7.7) | 23 (12.7) | 10.46 | 0.03 |
| Medical | 26 (14.4) | 4 (2.2) | 16 (8.8) | 24 (13.3) | 18 (9.9) | |||
| Total N (%) | 47 (26.0) | 19 (10.5) | 36 (19.9) | 38 (21.0) | 41 (22.7) | |||
| Infectious disease | Nursing | 20 (10.9) | 15 (8.2) | 23 (12.6) | 15 (8.2) | 20 (10.9) | 19.261 | 0.001 |
| Medical | 24 (13.1) | 5 (2.7) | 11 (6.0) | 36 (19.7) | 14 (7.7) | |||
| Total N (%) | 44 (24.0) | 20 (10.9) | 34 (18.6) | 51 (27.9) | 34 (18.6) | |||