From: How to locate and appraise qualitative research in complementary and alternative medicine
Illness categorization | Â | CAM treatment | Â | Study country | Â | Study participants* | Â |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General medicine | 9 | Mixed CAM | 27 | USA | 11 | Adults | 15 |
Chronic disease | 4 | Mind-body (mediation, prayer) | 2 | UK | 4 | Females | 5 |
Cancer | 14 | Body-based therapies (e.g.massage) | 1 | Australia, New Zealand | 6 | Males | 5 |
HIV | 3 | Â | Â | Denmark, Norway | 3 | Older Females | 1 |
 |  |  |  | Canada | 5 | Adolescents | 2 |
 |  |  |  | China | 1 | Families including children | 2 |