Table 5.
Predictors of Information-seeking and CAM use Among Cancer Survivors (N = 836)
| Information-seeking, Cox and Snell, R2 = 0.11 | CAM use, Cox and Snell, R2 = 0.14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | p | |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 0.97 | 0.95–0.99 | 0.005 | 1.05 | 1.01–1.09 | 0.02 |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school (reference) | ||||||
| Graduated high school | 1.55 | 0.83–2.92 | 0.17 | 1.60 | 0.94–2.75 | 0.09 |
| Graduated technical | 1.93 | 0.95–3.93 | 0.07 | 1.71 | 0.95–3.04 | 0.07 |
| Graduated university | 3.01 | 1.52–5.96 | 0.002 | 1.89 | 1.09–3.25 | 0.02 |
| Graduate degree | 4.88 | 1.93–12.37 | 0.001 | 2.43 | 1.30–4.53 | 0.005 |
| Physical health* | 1.02 | 0.99–1.04 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.82 |
| Emotional health† | 0.98 | 0.95–1.00 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.82 |
| Information-seeking (1 = yes, 0 = no) | - | - | - | 5.91 | 3.39–10.33 | <0.001 |
| Interaction: Age × information-seeking | - | - | - | 0.95 | 0.91–0.99 | 0.02 |
| Information seekers: Age | - | - | - | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 | 0.51 |
| Information non-seekers: Age | - | - | - | 1.17 | 1.02–1.13 | 0.01 |
CAM = Complementary and alternative medicine
*Physical health measured by short-form 36 v.2, physical component score
†Emotional health measured by short-form 36 v.2, mental component score
Results are adjusted for gender, type of cancer, and type of cancer treatment