From: Five-year outcomes of western mental health training for Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners
Pre-course (n = 151) | Post-course (n = 151) | Wilcoxon signed rank test (pre vs post) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
I am confident of recognizing patients with psychological problems | |||||
Strongly disagree | 1 | (0.7) | 2 | (1.3) | Z = −5.410, p < 0.001** |
Disagree | 55 | (36.4) | 14 | (9.3) | |
Agree | 93 | (61.6) | 128 | (84.8) | |
Strongly agree | 2 | (1.3) | 7 | (4.6) | |
I am confident of diagnosing patients with common mental health problems (e.g. anxiety, depression, sleeping disorder) | |||||
Strongly disagree | 6 | (4.0) | 1 | (0.7) | Z = −5.669, p < 0.001** |
Disagree | 73 | (48.3) | 33 | (21.9) | |
Agree | 69 | (45.7) | 112 | (74.2) | |
Strongly agree | 3 | (2.0) | 5 | (3.3) | |
I am confident of managing patients with common mental health problems | |||||
Strongly disagree | 9 | (6.0) | 2 | (1.3) | Z = −5.895, p < 0.001** |
Disagree | 95 | (62.9) | 52 | (34.4) | |
Agree | 46 | (30.5) | 96 | (63.6) | |
Strongly agree | 1 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.7) | |
I have enough time in my practice to handle patients with mental health problems | |||||
Strongly disagree | 14 | (9.3) | 12 | (7.9) | Z = −0.952, p = 0.341 |
Disagree | 89 | (58.9) | 86 | (57.0) | |
Agree | 47 | (31.1) | 51 | (33.8) | |
Strongly agree | 1 | (0.7) | 2 | (1.3) | |
My experiences regarding patients with mental health problems | |||||
Generally positive | 28 | (18.8) | 39 | (26.0) | Z = −2.287, p = 0.022* |
Neutral | 109 | (73.2) | 106 | (70.7) | |
Generally negative | 12 | (8.1) | 5 | (3.3) | |
I am confident of referring a patient with mental health problem to other health care professionals if necessary | |||||
Strongly disagree | 7 | (4.6) | 1 | (0.7) | Z = −5.918, p < 0.001** |
Disagree | 65 | (43.0) | 28 | (18.7) | |
Agree | 74 | (49.0) | 105 | (70.0) | |
Strongly agree | 5 | (3.3) | 16 | (10.7) | |
Percentage of patients with mental health problems being recommended by me to western medicine doctors | |||||
0 % | 88 | (71.5) | 86 | (74.1) | Z = −0.244, p = 0.807 |
1–10 % | 21 | (17.1) | 18 | (15.5) | |
11–20 % | 5 | (4.1) | 6 | (5.2) | |
21–30 % | 2 | (1.6) | 2 | (1.7) | |
> 30 % | 7 | (5.7) | 4 | (3.5) |