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. 2020 Sep 9;11:619–635. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S250019

Table 7.

Ethical and Legal Legitimacy of Using Impure Placebo

Variable Impure Placebo Considered as What?
Ineffective,
N=120
Deceiving,
N=117
Legal Concerns,
N=122
Used,
N=123
Acceptable,
N=118
Traditional Component,
N=107
Agree Nursing 19 (15.8) 22 (18.8) 28 (23.0) 13 (10.6) 17 (14.4) 17 (14.5)
Medical 26 (21.7) 31 (26.5) 30 (24.6) 27 (22.0) 26 (22.0) 13 (11.1)
Total N (%) 45 (37.5) 53 (45.3) 58 (47.6) 39 (31.7) 43 (36.4) 30 (25.6)
Uncertain Nursing 14 (11.7) 15 (12.8) 15 (12.3) 24 (19.5) 19 (16.1) 16 (13.7)
Medical 27 (22.5) 23 (19.7) 25 (20.5) 27 (22.0) 26 (22.0) 30 (25.6)
Total N (%) 41 (34.2) 38 (32.5) 40 (32.8) 51 (41.4) 45 (38.1) 46 (39.3)
Disagree Nursing 16 (13.3) 8 (6.8) 9 (7.4) 15 (12.2) 11 (9.3) 17 (14.5)
Medical 18 (15.0) 18 (15.4) 15 (12.3) 18 (14.6) 19 (16.1) 24 (20.5)
Total N (%) 34 (28.3) 26 (22.2) 24 (19.7) 33 (26.8) 30 (25.4) 31 (35.0)
χ2 1.34 0.87 1.45 1.89 0.23 3.59
P 0.512 0.646 0.486 0.388 0.889 0.166