Table 1 Clinicians’opinions on informing patients about FMT
(1) Possible reasons for recommending FMT which will inform patients are (n = 96): | |
Clinical efficacy | 88% |
Safety | 64% |
Failure of conventional treatment | 20% |
“natural” and “organic” | 30% |
Avoidance of antibiotics | 11% |
(2) Possible reasons for not recommending FMT and will inform patients are (n = 16): | |
Unproven treatment and unknown mechanism | 22% |
Long-term risk and safety unknown | 27% |
Infections | 19% |
High expectation from patients and pressure on physicians | 33% |
Not standard treatment, easily cause medical litigation | 14% |
(3) Which statement do you agree with regarding media portrayal of FMT as “magic” and “miracle” (n = 100)? | |
This will mislead patients to unrealistic high expectations and neglect risk | 70% |
This would not affect patients as they are capable of making autonomous decisions | 14% |
I do not care, anyway patients would be informed by the informed consent form | 16% |