General practitioners believe that hypnotherapy could be a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care

Table 4 What general practitioners think about hypnotherapy and their willingness to refer irritable bowel syndrome patients for hypnotherapy.

	Agree	Unsure	Disagree	n=
Is Hypnotherapy an "alternative" not a mainstream therapy?	75.5	17.4	6.5	155
Hypnotherapy could help a sufferer from a physical illness	72.9	22.6	4.5	155
Hypnotherapy could help a sufferer of a Psychological disorder	77.4	18.7	3.9	155
Hypnotherapy could be dangerous	34.8	40.6	24.5	155
Is Hypnotherapy a treatment that you might advise for your patients?	Yes	Neutral	No	n=
	38.7	32.9	28.4	155
Hypnotherapy should be available through an accredited Hypnotherapist.	83.9	13.5	1.9	155
Would you be willing to provide Hypnotherapy personally (after training)?	20.6	10.3	68.4	155
If Hypnotherapy took 8 × 30 minutes sessions to ensure long-lasting remission in Irritable Bowel Syndrome:	Yes		No	n=
Would this be a cost-effective measure to provide for all Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients?	12.9		83.2	155
Would this be a cost-effective measure to provide for some Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients?	78.1		13.5	155
Would you refer Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers to these sessions elsewhere	56.1	28.4	14.8	155

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

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