Supplementary file 4
Table S4: Preferred sources of CAM information and preferred types of training*
Item General
practitioners
Medical specialists
Oncology nurses and
medical assistants
Psychologists, social (education)
workers
Total sample Preferred sources of information
Information platforms / internet websites 56 67 70 73 67
Lectures on specific CAM-related topics 60 60 73 60 62
Regular e-mail newsletters 54 57 67 73 62
Publications in scientific journals 46 60 56 31 50
Contact to experts (via telephone or e-mail) 54 42 33 48 44
Information brochures 24 19 47 43 30
Preferred types of training
Lectures (e.g. as part of a conference) 69 75 72 68 72
Workshops (face-to-face) 61 61 59 68 63
Internet educational courses that are accessible at any time 50 49 42 38 45
Educational courses on the internet that involve contact to
the lecturer 29 22 29 25 25
Regular meetings of working group close to the workplace 31 19 37 16 24
Mobile internet educational courses that are accessible at any
time 10 10 11 3 8
* Proportion of participants choosing the specified source of information / the specified type of training (multiple choices were allowed).
CAM Complementary and alternative medicine
