Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants.
| characteristic | No. of Participants (N = 401) | % |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 85 | 21.2 |
| female | 316 | 78.8 |
| Age(years) | ||
| 21–30 | 174 | 43.4 |
| 31–40 | 107 | 26.7 |
| 41–50 | 91 | 22.7 |
| ≥51 | 29 | 7.2 |
| Professional level | ||
| Primary | 186 | 46.4 |
| Middle | 122 | 30.4 |
| Advanced | 93 | 23.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| Doctor | 161 | 40.1 |
| Nurse | 240 | 59.9 |
| Time since qualification (years) | ||
| 1–5 | 121 | 30.2 |
| 6–10 | 116 | 28.9 |
| 11–15 | 34 | 8.5 |
| 16–20 | 30 | 7.5 |
| ≥21 | 100 | 24.9 |
| Major | ||
| Chinese medicine | 233 | 58.1 |
| West medicine | 168 | 41.9 |
| Received TCM treatment in five years | ||
| Yes | 238 | 59.4 |
| No | 163 | 40.6 |