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CAM recommendation and practice by GPs in Tuscany |
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| Total |
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| N |
% |
95% CI |
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| Recommendation |
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| Frequency of CAM recommendation to patients |
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| never |
605 |
42.1 |
40.5–43.6 |
| sometimes |
803 |
53.6 |
52.0–55.1 |
| often |
68 |
4.3 |
3.7–4.8 |
| Type of CAM recommended * + |
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| Acupuncture |
599 |
69.2 |
67.3–71.0 |
| Manipulative therapy |
421 |
47.9 |
45.8–49.8 |
| Homeopathy |
343 |
38.1 |
36.1–39.9 |
| Phytotherapy |
214 |
23.4 |
21.8–25.0 |
| Mesotherapy (unconventional medications) |
78 |
9.1 |
7.9–10.2 |
| other |
175 |
19.6 |
18.0–21.1 |
| Reasons for never recommending CAM to patients ° + |
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| lack of evidence of its effectiveness |
275 |
47.6 |
45.1–50.0 |
| not enough knowledge of it |
211 |
33.4 |
31.1–35.6 |
| fear it may be dangerous if used as replacement of conventional medicine |
121 |
20.3 |
18.4–22.4 |
| believing it is useless |
113 |
19.1 |
17.2–21.1 |
| fear of potential side effects |
23 |
3.9 |
3.0–4.9 |
| no chance |
15 |
2.4 |
1.7–3.3 |
| Practice |
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| Frequency of CAM practice |
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| never |
1231 |
84.8 |
83.6–85.8 |
| in the past only |
31 |
2.2 |
1.8–2.8 |
| currently |
197 |
12.9 |
11.9–13.9 |
| Patterns of practice among current CAM practitioners |
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| occasional |
122 |
62.5 |
58.3–66.4 |
| regular, as additional activity |
73 |
36.8 |
32.8–40.9 |
| regular, as main activity |
2 |
0.7 |
0.7–0.7 |
| Type of CAM practised by current CAM practitioners + |
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| Homeopathy |
91 |
42.7 |
38.8–46.7 |
| Phytotherapy |
85 |
41.3 |
37.3–45.3 |
| Mesotherapy (with unconventional medications) |
57 |
30.6 |
26.8–34.7 |
| Acupuncture |
42 |
23.0 |
19.4–26.8 |
| Manipulative therapy |
24 |
13.0 |
10.3–16.3 |
| other |
64 |
32.2 |
28.4–36.1 |
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+ More than one option was possible. * Among physicians reporting to recommend CAM often or sometimes ° Among physicians who never recommend CAM to their patients | |||
Giannelli et al. BMC Family Practice 2007 8:30 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-8-30 |
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