Breast cancer sample (N=72) | Internet sample | ||||||||
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Frequent users (N=71) | Infrequent users (N=123) | ||||||||
CAM modality | use (N,%) | No of times (valid N, range*) | How helpful?+ valid N; mean (range) | use (N,%) | No of times (valid N, range) | How helpful?+ valid N; mean (range) | use (N,%) | No of times (valid N, range) | How helpful?+ valid N; mean (range) |
Visiting health care providers (page 1) | |||||||||
Medical CAM specialist | 10 (11%) | 7 (1–24) | 10; 1.4 (1–3) | 19 (31%) | 8 (0–9) | 19; 1.42 (1–3) | 11 (9%) | 7 (0–8) | 10; 1.1 (1–2) |
Non-medical CAM practitioner | 6 (7%) | 4 (1–14) | 4; 1.0 (1) | 22 (34%) | 13 (0–5) | 21; 1.05 (1–2) | 14 (12%) | 10 (0–5) | 13; 1.46 (1–2) |
Chirotherapist | 4 (4%) | 3 (0–4) | 4; 1.25 (1–2) | 5 (8%) | 5 (0–4) | 5; 1.0 (1) | 6 (5%) | 3 (0–4) | 6; 1.5 (1–2) |
Homeopath | 3 (3%) | 1 (2) | 2; 1.0 (1) | 26 (41%) | 16 (0–7) | 25; 1.24 (1–3) | 3 (2%) | 3 (1–4) | 2; 2.0 (1–3) |
Complementary therapies received from physicians (MDs) (page2) | |||||||||
Herbs | 21 (23%) | 10 (1–14) | 15; 1.53 (1–3) | 30 (46%) | 27 (0–40) | 27; 1.33 (1–3) | 44 (36%) | 41 (0–10) | 40; 1.63 (1–3) |
Acupuncture | 6 (7%) | 1 (10) | 2; 1.5 (1–2) | 10 (15%) | 8 (0–10) | 8; 1.25 (1–3) | 4 (3%) | 4 (0–20) | 4; 1.25 (1–2) |
Homeopathy | 5 (5%) | 4 (2–14) | 6; 1.33 (1–2) | 23 (34%) | 20 (0–270) | 23; 1.39 (1–3) | 6 (5%) | 6 (0–1) | 4; 1.5 (1–2) |
Use of herbal medicines and dietary supplements (page 3) | |||||||||
Homeopathic remedies | 16 (17%) | 14 (10 currently**) | 13; 1.23 (1–3) | 36 (53%) | 33 (12 currently**) | 33; 1.33 (1–3) | 27 (24%) | 26 (11 currently**) | 23; 1.3 (1–2) |
Herbs/ Herbal medicines | 30 (33%) | 26 (22 currently**) | 19; 1.37 (1–3) | 38 (58%) | 34 (11 currently**) | 35; 1.29 (1–2) | 40 (35%) | 40 (13 currently** | 37; 1.54 (1–3) |
Vitamins | 37 (40%) | 31 (27 currently**) | 22; 1.23 (1–2) | 34 (50%) | 32 (23 currently**) | 27; 1.41 (1–3) | 46 (38%) | 46 (29 currently**) | 42; 1.48 (1–3) |
Self-help practices (page 4) | |||||||||
Meditation | 15 (16%) | 12 (daily-not at all) | 14; 1.43 (1–2) | 16 (25%) | 16 (daily-less than once a month) | 15; 1.07 (1–2) | 13 (11%) | 13 (daily, weekly-less than once a month) | 12; 1.25 (1–2) |
Yoga | 8 (9%) | 6 (daily-monthly) | 7; 1.57 (1–2) | 10 (16%) | 10 (weekly-not at all) | 9; 1.11 (1–2) | 18 (16%) | 18 (daily-not at all) | 18; 1.39 (1–2) |
Qigong | 4 (4%) | 4 (daily -not at all) | 4; 1.5 (1–2) | 10 (16%) | 10 (weekly-not at all) | 9; 1.11 (1–2) | 18 (16%) | 18 (daily-not at all) | 18; 1.39 (1–2) |
Tai Chi | 4 (4%) | 4 (daily- not at all) | 3; 1.67 (1–3) | 1 (2%) | 1 (weekly) | 1; 1.0 (1) | 4 (4%) | 4 (weekly) | 4; 1.25 (1–2) |
Relaxation techniques | 18 (20%) | 14 (daily-not at all) | 15; 1.33 (1–2) | 24 (35%) | 24 (daily-less than once a month) | 21; 1.29 (1–3) | 31 (26%) | 31 (daily-not at all) | 30; 1.53 (1–3) |
Visualization | 7 (8%) | 7 (daily-less than once a month) | 7; 1.0 (1) | 12 (18%) | 12 (daily-less than once a month) | 11; 1.18 (1–2) | 10 (8%) | 10 (daily-less than once a month) | 9; 1.33 (1–2) |