Table 3 Descriptive Statistics of Interest in Complementary Medicine in the Whole Sample (N = 123)
Complementary medicine | Very interested or interested1 | Very interested1 | Interested1 | Indifferent1 | Not interested1 | Not interested at all1 | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative medical system | |||||||
Acupuncture | 49.2 | 26.3 | 22.9 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 39 | 5 |
Homeopathy | 36.8 | 15.4 | 21.4 | 12 | 6 | 45.3 | 6 |
Biologically-based therapies | |||||||
Nutritional supplements | 57.2 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 32.8 | 4 |
Herbal medicine (phytotherapy) | 46.6 | 25.8 | 20.8 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 35.8 | 3 |
Aromatherapy | 45.4 | 18.5 | 26.9 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 39.5 | 4 |
Mind-body-based methods | |||||||
Meditation | 43.2 | 20.3 | 22.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 38.1 | 5 |
Animal-assisted therapy | 31.1 | 16 | 15.1 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 52.1 | 4 |
Music therapy | 50.9 | 26.7 | 24.2 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 37.5 | 3 |
Hypnosis | 26.1 | 16 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 8.4 | 52.1 | 4 |
Art therapy | 41.1 | 23.5 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 5 | 43.7 | 4 |
Yoga | 34.7 | 12.7 | 22 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 51.7 | 5 |
Sophrology | 35.6 | 13.9 | 21.7 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 47 | 8 |
Manipulative and body-based methods | |||||||
Therapeutic massage | 59.2 | 40 | 19.2 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 30 | 3 |
Chiropractor, osteopath | 61.6 | 38.5 | 23.1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 6 |
Energy therapies | |||||||
Reiki | 25.4 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 11 | 7.3 | 55.9 | 5 |
Tai-Chi, Q-Gong | 26.5 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 54.7 | 6 |
Healer, secret | 37.8 | 21.8 | 16 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 48.7 | 4 |