Evaluating the value of a web-based natural medicine clinical decision tool at an academic medical center

Boehmer, Sue; Karpa, Kelly

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-11-279

BMC Health Services Research

Table 2 Attitudes and Practice Experiences With Herbal and Natural Products

From: Evaluating the value of a web-based natural medicine clinical decision tool at an academic medical center

	Gender		Specialty			Degree		Training		Years in Practice			Rank
	M (%)	F (%)	Ped (%)	Int Med (%)	FCM (%)	MD, DO (%)	NP, PA (%)	In USA (%)	Out of USA (%)	In residency/fellowship or < 5 years post-training (%)	5-15 years (%)	> 15 years (%)	Resident (%)	Board Certified/Eligible (%)
Practitioner knowledge of H/NP leads to better patient outcomes	55	79†	70	59	75	64	80	67	67	75	67	58	72	62
Practitioners should have knowledge or accessibility to information about common H/NP	86	98	100	82*	100	92	93	93	83	97	100	81*	100	90
Some herbal products hold promise for treatment of medical conditions	71	79	90	64	79	74	80	79	50	75	96	58 ξ	79	74
Patient counseling about H/NP is the practitioner's responsibility	39	61 φ	65	31 ψ	64	46	67	51	42	44	50	55	50	47
H/NP rarely cause side effects	81	51*	50	74	68	73	33 ξ	63	91	56	58	83 φ	57	75
H/NP rarely interact with prescription drugs	67	47	45	63	56	63	27†	54	73	47	50	72	36	68
Would like to learn more about H/NP	72	91 φ	85	74	89	77	100	83	73	91	88	67††	93	74
Would feel more confident discussing H/NP with formal training	81	91	90	82	89	85	93	88	73	94	92	73††	93	82
Would feel more confident discussing H/NP with access to a database that contained product monographs	93	95	95	95	93	93	100	96	82	94	100	90	85	95
It is easy for me to find reliable information about H/NP	37	19	30	13*	46	29	20	29	18	25	17	40	21	32
Would absolutely use an evidence-based tool to evaluate H/NP if one was available	50	76 **	79	59	57	59	80	62	67	55	75	61	54	60
Always ask patients about H/NP when taking a drug history	11	35*	25	23	21	21	33	23	25	13	38	23	14	21
When my patients and I discuss H/NP, I usually initiate the conversation	36	37	35	41	32	35	47	41	8†	25	42	45	14	40
Often recommend H/NP to friends or relatives	2	16	21	3	11	9	13	9	8	6	9	13	7	9
Have personally used an H/NP within the past month	30	28	40	23	29	28	33	29	25	31	21	32	36	24

Provider attitudes and practice experiences with herbal and natural products vary with gender, specialty, degree, country of training, years in practice, and rank achieved. * p = 0.01; † p = 0.02; **p = 0.03; ††p = 0.04; φ p = 0.05; ξ p = 0.006; ψ p = 0.007

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