From: Determinants of public trust in complementary and alternative medicine
 | % | Total sample Mean trust in CAM at present (SD) | % | CAM non users Mean trust in CAM at present (SD) | % | CAM users Mean trust in CAM at present (SD) |
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Media exposure | (N = 892) | (N = 839) | (N = 463) | (N = 423) | (N = 323) | (N = 318) |
Positive information media | 13.0% | *6.00 (1.71) | 10.6% | *5.73 (1.59) | 16.7% | 6.29 (1.78) |
Neutral information media | 31.6% | *5.18 (1.62) | 31.5% | *4.68 (1.40) | 29.1% | 5.82 (1.71) |
Negative information media | 38.1% | *4.61 (1.93) | 36.9% | *3.84 (1.62) | 41.2% | **5.60 (1.86) |
No information media | 17.3% | *5.20 (2.03) | 21.0% | *4.60 (2.10) | 13.0% | 6.29 (1.64) |
Network knowledge | (N = 893) | (N = 838) | (N = 465) | (N = 424) | (N = 321) | (N = 316) |
Positive information network | 33.6% | *6.22 (1.58) | 16.8% | *5.39 (1.62) | 59.5% | *6.56 (1.52) |
Neutral information network | 12.1% | *4.63 (1.43) | 12.5% | *4.45 (1.29) | 10.6% | *4.94 (1.46) |
Negative information network | 10.8% | *3.43 (1.56) | 11.2% | *3.24 (1.47) | 9.7% | *3.69 (1.58) |
No information network | 43.6% | *4.63 (1.76) | 59.6% | *4.42 (1.78) | 20.2% | *5.28 (1.65) |
Experience | (N = 798) | (N = 748) | (N = 428) | (428) | (N = 320) | (N = 320) |
Positive experience | 27.7% | *6.56 (1.39) | Â | - | 68.0% | *6.56 (1.39) |
Neutral experience | 6.4% | *5.12 (1.49) | Â | - | 15.7% | *5.12 (1.49) |
Negative experience | 6.6% | *3.54 (1.48) | Â | - | 16.3% | *3.54 (1.48) |
No experience | 59.3% | *4.46 (1.75) | 100% | 4.46 (1.75) | - | - |
Advice GP | (898) | (N = 842) | (N = 466) | (N = 424) | (N = 323) | (N = 318) |
Positive information GP | 7.2% | *6.35 (1.47) | 2.1% | *5.70 (1.34) | 14.9% | *6.63 (1.50) |
Neutral information GP | 6.5% | 5.49 (2.09) | 2.4% | *3.80 (2.53) | 13.9% | 5.93 (1.80) |
Negative information GP | 2.4% | *5.36 (2.50) | 1.3% | *4.00 (2.97) | 4.6% | 5.80 (2.24) |
No information GP | 83.9% | *4.90 (1.82) | 94.2% | 4.45 (1.70) | 66.6% | 5.67 (1.81) |
Trust convent. medicine | (N = 761) | (N = 707) | (N = 385) | (N= 353) | (N = 274) | (N = 269) |
Lot of trust (7-10) | 68.3% | 5.14 (1.88) | 71.2% | 4.59 (1.73) | 62.8% | 6.01 (1.77) |
Not a lot/not a little trust (5-6) | 29.5% | 5.01 (1.89) | 26.8% | 4.29 (1.62) | 35.0% | 5.73 (1.93) |
Little trust (1-4) | 2.2% | 4.20 (2.04) | 2.1% | 3.63 (2.07) | 2.2% | 5.00 (2.35) |