Table 3 Patient responses on reasons for using CAM
From: Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A survey in Turkish Gastroenterology Patients
Reasons for using CAM (n = 79)* | N | % |
|---|---|---|
   Improve physical well-being | 35 | 31.5 |
   "Might help, can't hurt" | 31 | 27.9 |
   Desire to do everything possible to fight the disease | 20 | 18.0 |
   Improve emotional well-being | 10 | 9.0 |
   To directly fight the disease with alternative therapy | 9 | 8.1 |
   To support treatment and decrease treatment side-effects | 4 | 3.6 |
   Not satisfied with the treatment | 2 | 1.9 |
Total | 111 | 100 |