Table 2 Self-help practices
Self-help practices used in the past year | Used (n, (%))** | Motivation* | Helpfulness* yes or somewhat (%) | % Who tell doctor* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute illness (%) | Long-term illness (%) | Health maintenance (%) | Other (%) | ||||
Pain relief pads | 170 (32.8%) | 37.1 | 33.8 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 86.6 | 26.7 |
Massage (by self or family) | 166 (32.0%) | 21.0 | 29.4 | 33.6 | 16.1 | 87.4 | 12.6 |
Praying for own health | 95 (18.3%) | 7.7 | 32.1 | 46.2 | 14.1 | 45.9 | 1.5 |
Attending traditional healing ceremony (temples, shrines, etc.) for health | 87 (16.8%) | 1.2 | 32.1 | 50.6 | 16.0 | 28.6 | 1.6 |
Massage device | 85 (16.4%) | 11.0 | 26.0 | 45.2 | 17.8 | 79.7 | 16.9 |
Dietary therapy | 58 (11.2%) | 3.9 | 39.2 | 52.9 | 3.9 | 84.1 | 41.0 |
Wearing talisman for health or recovery | 56 (10.8%) | 4.5 | 29.5 | 47.7 | 18.2 | 50.0 | 5.7 |
Electrotherapy device (not massage) | 48 (9.2%) | 19.0 | 31.0 | 38.1 | 11.9 | 78.0 | 17.6 |
Hot-spring therapy | 41 (7.9%) | 8.1 | 21.6 | 62.2 | 8.1 | 76.3 | 9.4 |
Yoga | 28 (5.4%) | 0 | 3.8 | 84.6 | 11.5 | 72.0 | 9.1 |
Aromatherapy | 25 (4.8%) | 0 | 30.4 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 85.7 | 5.6 |
Tai Chi/Qigong | 5 (1.0%) | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 100 | 33.3 |
Moxibustion | 4 (0.8%) | 25.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
Zen/meditation | 4 (0.8%) | 0 | 50.0 | 0 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 0 |
Cupping | 3 (0.6%) | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 66.7 | 100 | 100 |
Other | 7 (1.3%) | 16.7 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 100 | 66.7 |