Attitudes to different information about placebo treatment and attitudes to using a homoeopathic remedy depending on the physician's belief in homoeopathy.
| Different information about placebo treatment | Yes, % | No, % | I do not know, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agreement to pure placebo plus indirect information | Patients | 62 | 29 | 9 |
| Physicians | 37 | 61 | 2 | |
| Agreement to pure placebo plus direct lie | Patients | 42 | 50 | 8 |
| Physicians | 7 | 90 | 2 | |
| Use of a homoeopathic remedy depending on physician's belief | ||||
| Agreement with use of a homeopathic remedy by a physician believing in its specific effects | Patients | 79 | 12 | 9 |
| Physicians | 82 | 10 | 8 | |
| Agreement with use of a homeopathic remedy by a physician not believing in its specific effects | Patients | 46 | 40 | 13 |
| Physicians | 43 | 49 | 8 | |
Solid brackets P<0.001 between groups by χ2 test; dotted brackets P<0.001 between both items within groups (McNemar's χ2 test, ‘yes’ and ‘no’ answers only). Patients: n = 405 to 412, physicians: n = 231. As for the homeopathy question, the patient and physician groups did not differ significantly. Patients: n = 410 to 412, physicians: n = 229 to 230. The total percentage may not equal 100 due to rounding.