Table 3.
Frequency of Themes by CAM Therapy
| Acupuncture (N = 483) | Massage (N = 305) | Yoga (N = 36) | Chiropractic (N = 23) | T'ai chi (N = 19) | MBSR (N = 18) | All studies (N = 884) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of participants with responses included | 32% | 43% | 53% | 26% | 32% | 72% | 37% |
| Themes | |||||||
| Options/hope | 20%a,b | 11% | 14% | 13% | 5% | 11% | 16.2% |
| Relaxation | 3% | 18% | 19% | 4% | 16% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Emotional state | 2% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 5% | 33% | 8.3% |
| Body awareness | 5% | 9% | 31% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 7.6% |
| Change in thinking | 6% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 17% | 4.9% |
| Well-being | 1% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 3.5% |
| Other physical | 1% | 5% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.7% |
| Energy | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 2.4% |
| Dramatic improvement | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.5% |
| Mind–body–spirit | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 11% | 1.1% |
| Mindfulness | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 17% | 0.5% |
N, The number of study participants responding to first post-treatment assessment.
a
Theme percentages are the fraction of all participants who responded to the first post-treatment interview and who spontaneously mentioned that theme.
b
Some participants' responses reflected multiple themes, so percentages may total more than 100%.