The Knowledge, Attitudes and Usage of Complementary and Alternative Medicine of Medical Students

Table 3

Likelihood of suggesting CAM to a patient (% of respondents).

Modality	First year (n = 93)	Second year (n = 80)	Third year (n = 88)
Meditation/Yoga/ Relaxation/Imagery	67.4	76.8	61.4
Massage	69.5	72	56.8
Spirituality	48.4	58.5	38.6
Herbals	38.9	26.8	29.5
Chiropractic	34.7	39	14.8
Traditional oriental medicine	41.1	50	30.7
T'ai Chi	43.2	35.4	34.1
Homeopathy	13.7	11	13.6
Biofeedback	11.6	15.9	33
Hypnosis	17.9	19.5	15.9
Ayurveda	10.5	7.3	5.7
Osteopathy	18.9	19.5	17
Therapeutic touch	10.5	11	9.1
Curanderismo	4.2	3.7	2.3