Table 3 The comparison of the items of attitudes toward the use of medical cannabis
Attitude | Number (%) | p-value | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Unsure | Agree | Strongly agree | |||||||||
Item 1 All patients could be treated with medical cannabis. | < 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 65 (39.2) | 74 (44.6) | 23 (13.9) | 4 (2.4) | 0 | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 104 (15.5) | 179 (26.7) | 261 (39.0) | 111 (16.6) | 15 (2.2) | ||||||||
Item 2 Medical cannabis should not be the first drug of choice for treatment. | < 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 3 (1.8) | 5 (3.0) | 25 (15.1) | 54 (32.5) | 79 (47.6) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 85 (12.7) | 156 (23.3) | 242 (36.1) | 108 (16.1) | 79 (11.8) | ||||||||
Item 3 The practice guideline of Ministry of Public Health is clear. | 0.007* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 16 (9.6) | 37 (22.3) | 83 (50.0) | 29 (17.5) | 1 (0.6) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 65 (9.7) | 149 (22.2) | 257 (38.4) | 163 (24.3) | 36 (5.4) | ||||||||
Item 4 For appropriate treatment of the patient, the primary care giver of the patient with medical cannabis should have received the training. | < 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 15 (9.0) | 58 (34.9) | 92 (55.4) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 52 (7.8) | 81 (12.1) | 151 (22.5) | 192 (28.7) | 194 (29.0) | ||||||||
Item 5 When under prescription or with suggestion from healthcare providers who passed the training, the medical cannabis is safe. | < 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 0 | 7 (4.2) | 50 (30.1) | 73 (44.0) | 36 (21.7) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 53 (7.9) | 86 (12.8) | 191 (28.5) | 212 (31.6) | 128 (19.1) | ||||||||
Item 6 Using medical cannabis may lead to addicting to other drugs. | < 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Healthcare providers | 6 (3.6) | 57 (34.3) | 66 (39.8) | 25 (15.1) | 12 (7.2) | ||||||||
Health volunteer | 99 (14.8) | 194 (29.0) | 259 (38.7) | 100 (14.9) | 18 (2.7) | ||||||||
Item 7 Using medical cannabis might cause crime. | 0.034* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 21 (12.7) | 78 (47.0) | 39 (23.5) | 19 (11.4) | 9 (5.4) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 109 (16.3) | 246 (36.7) | 222 (33.1) | 71 (10.6) | 22 (3.3) | ||||||||
Item 8 you are concerned with the use of medical cannabis at home of the patients. | < 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 1 (0.6) | 15 (9.0) | 59 (35.5) | 54 (32.5) | 37 (22.3) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 66 (9.9) | 141 (21.0) | 255 (38.1) | 152 (22.7) | 56 (8.4) | ||||||||
Item 9 Medical cannabis may relieve symptoms of chronic disease. | 0.002* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 27 (16.3) | 50 (30.1) | 72 (43.4) | 12 (7.2) | 5 (3.0) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 84 (12.5) | 155 (23.1) | 271 (40.4) | 137 (20.4) | 23 (3.4) | ||||||||
Item 10 Patients with medical cannabis are in risk of having hallucination. | < 0.001* | ||||||||||||
Health care providers | 6 (3.6) | 42 (25.3) | 82 (49.4) | 19 (11.4) | 17 (10.2) | ||||||||
Health volunteers | 108 (16.1) | 213 (31.8) | 261 (39.0) | 66 (9.9) | 22 (3.3) | ||||||||