Table 2

How general practitioners perceive irritable bowel syndrome.


Agree
Unsure
Disagree
n=

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is mainly a 'nervous complaint'
45.2
29.7
23.2
155
Irritable Bowel Syndrome responds mainly to the placebo effect of personal care and attention
40.0
37.4
22.6
155
Drug therapy works effectively in my Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients
45.2
32.9
20.6
155
Dietary advice works effectively in my Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients
38.7
38.7
20.6
155
Irritable Bowel Syndrome responds mainly to medical/therapeutic interventions
39.4
41.3
19.4
155

N.B. the rows do not always sum to 100% as missing responses are included in the analysis but not shown.

Cox et al. BMC Family Practice 2004 5:22   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-5-22