Motivations for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioners: a comparison of consumers from 1997–8 and 2005
FM Sirois - BMC Complementary and alternative Medicine, 2008 - Springer
Background Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and especially CAM
practitioners, has continued to rise in recent years. Although several motivators of CAM use …
practitioners, has continued to rise in recent years. Although several motivators of CAM use …
Why consumers maintain complementary and alternative medicine use: a qualitative study
Objectives: Although research evidence exists to suggest why consumers use
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), there remains a need to distinguish …
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), there remains a need to distinguish …
A literature review of health care professional attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine
Objective. To summarize health care professionals' attitudes toward complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM). Methods. In October 2006, we searched Allied and …
alternative medicine (CAM). Methods. In October 2006, we searched Allied and …
Factors influencing the use of complementary and alternative medicine and whether patients inform their primary care physician
P Thomson, J Jones, JM Evans, SL Leslie - Complementary therapies in …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) is widespread.
Several studies have explored why individuals chose to use CAM but there are fewer data to …
Several studies have explored why individuals chose to use CAM but there are fewer data to …
Discrepancy between patients' use of and health providers' familiarity with CAM
OBJECTIVE: To compare patients' complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and
physicians' familiarity with certain CAM modalities in the same setting and to assess patient …
physicians' familiarity with certain CAM modalities in the same setting and to assess patient …
Use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients: classification criteria determine level of use
AE Kristoffersen, V Fønnebø… - The Journal of Alternative …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Background and objectives: Self-reported use of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) among patients varies widely between studies, possibly because the definition of a …
(CAM) among patients varies widely between studies, possibly because the definition of a …
Differences between male and female consumers of complementary and alternative medicine in a national US population: a secondary analysis of 2012 NIHS data
We examined the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2012 to explore how US adult
consumers of CAM differ by gender in terms of their sociodemographic characteristics …
consumers of CAM differ by gender in terms of their sociodemographic characteristics …
Characteristics and health perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine users in the United States
MA Laiyemo, G Nunlee-Bland, RG Adams… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use has been increasing and
these unconventional therapies do have important adverse effects. We evaluated predictors …
these unconventional therapies do have important adverse effects. We evaluated predictors …
Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use amongst outpatients in Tokyo, Japan
S Hori, I Mihaylov, JC Vasconcelos… - BMC Complementary and …, 2008 - Springer
Background The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been
increasing rapidly throughout the world during the past decade. The use of CAM in the …
increasing rapidly throughout the world during the past decade. The use of CAM in the …
Complementary and alternative medicine use by visitors to rural Japanese family medicine clinics: results from the international complementary and alternative …
G Shumer, S Warber, S Motohara, A Yajima… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background There is growing interest in the use of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) throughout the world, however previous research done in Japan has focused …
(CAM) throughout the world, however previous research done in Japan has focused …