Anderson E, Anderson P
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1987 Feb;37(295):52-5.
A questionnaire on the views, beliefs and attitudes of doctors regarding alternative medicine was sent to 274 general practitioners. Of the 222 who replied, 31% said that they had a working knowledge of at least one form of alternative medicine, 29% had read publications on alternative medicine and 41% had attended lectures or classes in alternative medicine. Twelve per cent had received training and 42% wanted further training in an alternative form of medicine; 16% currently practised a form of alternative medicine. The majority of doctors (95%) said that patients had discussed alternative medicine with them during the past year and over half (59%) had referred patients to alternative practitioners. Forty-one per cent of doctors believed that alternative systems of medicine were valid and over half of the doctors (54%) defined alternative medicine as additional to western medicine, not taught in western medical schools or not available on the National Health Service, compared with only 16% who defined alternative medicine as unscientific.
一份关于医生对替代医学的观点、信念和态度的调查问卷被发送给了274名全科医生。在222名回复者中，31%表示他们对至少一种替代医学形式有实际的了解，29%阅读过关于替代医学的出版物，41%参加过替代医学的讲座或课程。12%接受过培训，42%希望接受替代医学形式的进一步培训；16%目前在实践某种形式的替代医学。大多数医生（95%）表示，在过去一年中患者曾与他们讨论过替代医学，超过一半（59%）曾将患者转介给替代医学从业者。41%的医生认为替代医学体系是有效的，超过一半的医生（54%）将替代医学定义为西医之外的、未在西医学校教授或不在国民医疗服务体系中提供的医学，相比之下，只有16%的医生将替代医学定义为不科学的。
