Original Article
An International Comparison of Attitudes Toward Traditional and Modern Medicine in a Chinese and an American Clinic Setting
Table 2
Comparing attitudes toward allopathic and traditional treatments between countries.
| | United States (ACTCM) | China (CDUTCM) | | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Perceived efficacy of AM | 1.42 | 1.11 | 2.08 | 0.97 | <.001 | Perceived efficacy of TM | 2.73 | 0.78 | 2.51 | 1.06 | .178 | Satisfaction with AM | 1.35 | 1.05 | 1.84 | 0.75 | <.001 | Satisfaction with TM | 3.33 | 0.63 | 2.59 | 0.77 | <.001 | Dissatisfaction AM—use TM | 2.50 | 1.38 | 2.67 | 1.44 | .173 | Intention to use TM future | 3.65 | 0.51 | 2.95 | 1.17 | <.001 |
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Mann-Whitney U-test.
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