Table 3 Indications to treatment by type of CAM among Tuscan GPs currently practising it
Homeopathy (N = 91) | Phytoterapy (N = 85) | Mesotherapy (N = 57) | Acupuncture (N = 42) | Manipulative therapy (N = 24) | |||||||||||
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n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
acute illness | 57 | 64.5 | 59.1–69.6 | 40 | 48.7 | 42.6–54.8 | 25 | 44.4 | 36.6–52.4 | 23 | 54.1 | 44.7–63.2 | 12 | 52.7 | 40.5–64.6 |
chronic illness | 67 | 74.5 | 69.4–79.0 | 59 | 69.6 | 63.7–74.9 | 28 | 47.9 | 40.0–55.8 | 27 | 63.4 | 53.8–71.9 | 9 | 37.3 | 26.2–49.7 |
psychological condition | 55 | 60.6 | 54.9–66.1 | 55 | 63.9 | 57.7–69.6 | 3 | 5.8 | 2.8–11.4 | 19 | 45.9 | 36.7–55.2 | 3 | 13.6 | 6.8–25.3 |
pain syndromes | 51 | 57.9 | 52.2–63.3 | 34 | 40.1 | 34.2–46.2 | 43 | 75.3 | 67.7–81.5 | 41 | 97.4 | 91.4–99.2 | 22 | 90.9 | 79.9–96.1 |
quality of life improvement | 51 | 56.2 | 50.4–61.8 | 48 | 57.3 | 51.2–63.2 | 11 | 17.4 | 12.5–23.6 | 10 | 23.7 | 16.6–32.5 | 4 | 18.2 | 10.1–30.5 |