Patient Satisfaction in Homeopathy vs. Conventional Medicine
Marian F, Joost K, Saini KD, et al. Patient satisfaction and side effects in primary care: an observational study comparing homeopathy and conventional medicine. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2008 Sep 18;8:52. PMID: 18801188
Fascinating. Investigators at the University of Bern found that patients report higher satisfaction with homeopathy than with conventional allopathic medicine. A large study, 6778 adult patients received the questionnaire and 3126 responded (46.1%).
From the conclusion:
Overall patient satisfaction was significantly higher in homeopathic than in conventional care. Homeopathic treatments were perceived as a low-risk therapy with two to three times fewer side effects than conventional care.
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