Table 1 CHBQ items [5]

1)

The physical and mental health are maintained by an underlying energy or vital force.

2)

Health and disease are a reflection of balance between positive life-enhancing forces and negative destructive forces.

3)

The body is essentially self-healing and the task of a health care provider is to assist in the healing process.

4)

A patient's symptoms should be regarded as a manifestation of general imbalance or dysfunction affecting the whole body.

5)

A patient's expectations, health beliefs and values should be integrated into the patient care process.

6)

Complementary therapies are a threat to public health. (reverse scaled)

7)

Treatments not tested in a scientifically recognized manner should be discouraged. (reverse scaled)

8)

Effects of complementary therapies are usually the result of a placebo effect. (reverse scaled)

9)

Complementary therapies include ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit.

10)

Most complementary therapies stimulate the body's natural therapeutic powers.