Table 3.
Adjusted hazard for any-cause hospitalization in personnel reporting specific practitioner-assisted and self-administered CAM uses in the last 12 months
| CAM characteristic | CAM use | Hospitalized | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | HR* | 95% CI | |
| Practitioner-assisted CAM | ||||||
| Exercise/movement therapy | 245 | 18.6 | 17 | 19.8 | 1.13 | 0.64, 1.97 |
| Massage therapies | 181 | 13.7 | 12 | 14.0 | 0.98 | 0.51, 1.86 |
| Chiropractic services | 113 | 8.6 | 11 | 12.8 | 1.96 | 1.01, 3.80 |
| Art or music therapy | 41 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Acupuncture | 32 | 2.4 | 5 | 5.8 | 3.92 | 1.53, 10.06 |
| Spiritual/religious healing | 30 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | 1.14 | 0.27, 4.81 |
| Folk remedies | 30 | 2.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.52 | 0.46, 5.09 |
| Energy healing | 24 | 1.8 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.12 | 0.63, 7.17 |
| Psychotherapy | 18 | 1.4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.57 | 0.46, 5.41 |
| Homeopathy | 17 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.2 | -- | -- |
| Self-help group | 17 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Hypnosis | 11 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Biofeedback | 9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Self-administered CAM | ||||||
| Herbal therapy | 208 | 15.8 | 9 | 10.5 | 0.62 | 0.30, 1.26 |
| High-dose or mega-vitamin therapy | 148 | 11.2 | 5 | 5.8 | 0.42 | 0.17, 1.06 |
| Relaxation techniques | 139 | 10.5 | 9 | 10.5 | 1.97 | 0.47, 1.99 |
| Prayer or spiritual practice | 132 | 10.0 | 4 | 4.7 | 0.39 | 0.14, 1.07 |
| Aromatherapy | 68 | 5.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.37 | 0.09, 1.53 |
| Energy healing | 34 | 2.6 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.28 | 0.39, 4.19 |
| Folk remedies | 32 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Homeopathy | 18 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
*HR = adjusted hazards ratio; CI = 95% confidence interval.