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Table 3 Nurses’ knowledge about MC in the treatment of specific disorders (n = 232)

From: Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about medical cannabis among nurses and midwives in Cyprus: a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study

 

Gender % (n)

Total

(n = 232)

Male

(n = 67)

Female

(n = 165)

P value

Anorexia

19(44)

50(22)

50(22)

*

HIV/AIDS

24.1(56)

33.9(19)

66.1(37)

**

Inflammatory bowel disease (eg. Crohn’s disease)

44.5(94)

31.9(30)

68.1(64)

*

Nausea

27.6(64)

39.1(25)

60.1(39)

*

Persistent muscle spasm

59.9(139)

28.8(40)

71.2(99)

*

 

Age % (n)

Total

(n = 232)

20–30 years old (n = 144)

31–40 years old (n = 43)

 > 41 years old (n = 44)

P value

Nausea and/or vomiting due to cancer treatment

49.6(115)

53.5(77)

44.2(19)

43.2(19)

**

Eating disorders (eg. Anorexia)

31.9(74)

30.6(44)

34.8(15)

34.1(15)

**

HIV/AIDS

23.7(55)

25(36)

23.2(10)

20.5(9)

*

Insomnia / sleep disorders

59.1(137)

59(85)

60.5(26)

59.1(26)

*

Mental health conditions (eg. PTSD, depression, anxiety,etc.)

66.4(154)

70.1(101)

55.8(24)

65.9(29)

*

Multiple Sclerosis

53.9(125)

58.3(84)

46.5(20)

47.7(21)

*

Nausea

27.6(64)

23.6(34)

38.9(15)

34.1(15)

***

Parkinson’s disease

40.9(95)

42.4(61)

37.2(16)

40.9(18)

*

Seizure / Epilepsy

47.4(110)

47.9(69)

44.2(19)

50(22)

*

Terminal illness

72.8(169)

80.6(116)

69.8(30)

59.1(26)

**

 

Religion % (n)

Total

(n = 232)

Christian Orthodox

(n = 221)

Muslim

(n = 1)

Non denomination / Atheist

(n = 6)

Other

(n = 4)

P value

Alzheimer’s disease

42.7(99)

41.2(91)

-

6.1(6)

2(2)

*

Eating disorders (eg. Anorexia)

31.9(74)

98.6(73)

-

1.3(1)

-

*

Mental Health conditions (eg. Depression, anxiety, etc.)

66.8(155)

95.5(148)

-

3.9(6)

0.6(1)

**

 

Work Experience % (n)

Total

(n = 232)

0 years

(n = 11)

1–2 years

(n = 37)

3–5 years

(n = 69)

 > 5 years

(n = 115)

P value

Nausea and/or vomiting due to cancer treatment

49.6(115)

45.5(5)

37.8(14)

55.1(38)

50.4(58)

*

Terminal illness

74.1(172)

63.6(7)

72.8(27)

88.4(61)

67(77)

*

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001
  2. The table presents the n and % of participants who answered that they ‘agree’