Table 7
Summary table of papers discussing perceptions toward CAM.
| Name | Ref | Design | N/Np | Main Results |
| Emslie | 132 | Mail survey | 800/432 (54%); USA | CAM use increased from 29% to 41% over the study period; concerns about costs and safety of using CAM had decreased; chiropractic use had grown from 4% to 9%, and awareness from 56% to 70% over the study period. |
| Lewith | 133 | Mail survey | 12168/2875 (24%); Great Britain | MDs rarely used chiropractic care (0.6%), but attitudes toward CAM were generally positive. |
| Ismail | 134 | Mail survey | 40/34 (85%); Kinta District, Perak | 44% felt that manipulation could be harmful, but nearly 60% of physicians surveyed used some form of CAM and were in favor of a hospital-based CAM center. |
| Chan | 135 | Mail survey | 1713/279 (16%); Hawaii-based physicians | Chiropractic rated highly as having a role in conventional medicine; many would refer patients to chiropractors. |
| Greenfield | 136 | Student questionnaire | 150; first-year medical students | 37% had used at least 1 form of CAM, with aromatherapy and homeopathy highest; chiropractic was seen as the most convincing form of CAM |
| Kroesen | 137 | Focus groups | 100 people in 12 focus groups; US military veterans | People used CAM because they had negative feelings toward the over-prescription of medications. They also wanted more involvement in their own care. |