Table 5 Mean difference between Chiropractic and Nursing students regarding CAM beliefs
Mean (SE) of difference | 95% CI Mean Diff | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
1.The physical and mental health is maintained by an underlying energy or vital force. | −0.565 (0.1) | (−0.85, −0.28) | <0.001 |
2. Health and disease are a reflection of balance between positive life-enhancing forces and negative destructive forces. | −0.611 (0.1) | (−0.9, −0.322) | <0.001 |
3. The body is essentially self-healing and the task of a health care provider is to assist in the healing process.a | 0.07 (0.1) | (−0.184, 0.324) | 0.589 |
4. A patient’s symptoms should be regarded as a manifestation of a general imbalance or dysfunction affecting the whole body | −0.296 (0.1) | (−0.555, −0.037) | 0.025 |
5. A patient’s expectations, health beliefs and values should be integrated into the patient care process. | −0.232 (0.1) | (−0.454, −0.01) | 0.041 |
6. Complementary and alternative therapies are a threat to public health.b | −0.341 (0.1) | (−0.607, −0.075) | 0.012 |
7. Treatments not tested scientifically discouraged.ab | 0.204 (0.2) | (−0.099, 0.507) | 0.187 |
8. Effects of complementary and alternative therapies are usually the result of a placebo effect.b | −0.624 (0.1) | (−0.874, −0.374) | <0.001 |
9. Complementary and alternative therapies include ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit. | 0.508 (0.1) | (0.275, 0.742) | <0.001 |
10. Most complementary and alternative therapies stimulate the body’s natural therapeutic powers.a | −0.135 (0.1) | (−0.385, 0.114) | 0.288 |