Table 1.
Use of Self-Care by Time of Day and Severity (Percent indicating use)
| Typical day | First get out of bed | Throughout the day | At night | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||||
| Prescription/OTC Medications | 60.1 | 18.0 | 36.3 | 29.8 | 81.9 |
| Topical Treatments | 33.9 | 24.9 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 57.9 |
| Movement, Exercise | 17.1 | 41.2 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 57.2 |
| Diet Supplements, Diet Change | 8.9 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| Alternative Practices, Home remedies, meditation, prayer, religion | 5.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 24.0 |
| Activity limitation/rest | 15.2 | 20.0 | 32.3 | 33.4 | 66.4 |
| Low Severity | |||||
| Prescription/OTC Medications | 52.6 | 15.4 | 32.1 | 22.6 | 75.6 |
| Topical Treatments | 24.8 | 21.4 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 50.4 |
| Movement, Exercise | 15.4 | 40.2 | 19.2 | 1.7 | 58.5 |
| Diet Supplements, Diet Change | 9.8 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 17.1 |
| Alternative Practices, home remedies, meditation, prayer, religion | 3.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 21.8 |
| Activity limitation/rest | 13.7 | 17.5 | 29.9 | 34.2 | 65.0 |
| High Severity | |||||
| Prescription/OTC Medications | 65.6** | 19.9 | 39.4+ | 35.0** | 86.4*** |
| Topical Treatments | 40.7*** | 27.4 | 23.3* | 22.4+ | 63.4** |
| Movement, Exercise | 18.3 | 42.0 | 17.7 | 6.9** | 56.2 |
| Diet Supplements, Diet Change | 8.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| Alternative Practices, (home remedies, meditation, prayer/religion) | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 25.6 |
| Activity limitation/rest | 16.4 | 21.8 | 34.1 | 32.8 | 67.5 |
***
p ≤ .001
**
p ≤ .01
*
p ≤ .05
+
p ≤ .10.
Chi-square test for difference between low and high severity