Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2017; 23(29): 5405-5411
Published online Aug 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i29.5405
Table 3 Beliefs about and attitudes toward medicine
TransitionControlP value
n (%) ormean ± SDn (%) ormean ± SD
Beliefs about medicine1
Specific
Necessity17.2 ± 3.815.0 ± 4.00.00353
3.4 ± 0.83.0 ± 0.8
Concern16.1 ± 4.015.3 ± 3.50.29
3.2 ± 0.83.1 ± 0.7
Differential1.1 ± 4.7-0.3 ± 4.70.11
0.2 ± 0.9-0.06 ± 0.9
General
Overuse9.7 ± 2.59.4 ± 2.90.63
3.2 ± 0.83.1 ± 1.0
Harm14.9 ± 2.714.7 ± 2.80.70
3.7 ± 0.73.7 ± 0.7
Attitudes toward medicine2
Accepting10 (16.9)12 (22.6)0.45
Ambivalent36 (61.0)18 (34.0)0.0043
Skeptical4 (6.8)11 (20.8)0.033
Indifferent9 (15.3)12 (22.6)0.32
Composite0.023