Table 4 CAM Beliefs of Nursing students
Statement | Mean[1–7], SD |
|---|---|
A patient’s expectations, health beliefs and values should be integrated into the patient care process. | 6.13 (1.27) |
The body is essentially self-healing and the task of a health care provider is to assist in the healing process | 4.96 (1.56) |
A patient’s symptoms should be regarded as a manifestation of a general imbalance or dysfunction affecting the whole body | 4.78 (1.51) |
Complementary and alternative therapies include ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit. | 4.65 (1.32) |
Most complementary and alternative therapies stimulate the body’s natural therapeutic powers. | 4.41 (1.37) |
Health and disease are a reflection of balance between positive life-enhancing forces and negative destructive forces. | 4.39 (1.62) |
The physical and mental health is maintained by an underlying energy or vital force. | 4.33 (1.64) |
Treatments not tested in a scientifically recognized manner should be discouraged. | 3.72 (1.73) |
Effects of complementary and alternative therapies are usually the result of a placebo effect | 3.56 (1.47) |
Complementary and alternative therapies are a threat to public health | 2.52 (1.66) |