Table 1.

Definitions of conventional, complementary, alternative and integrative medicine/therapy presented in this study

Conventional medicine/therapy	Care given by public hospitals, district health care centres or home nursing
Alternative medicine/therapy	Treatments given instead of conventional medicine/therapies
Complementary medicine/therapy	Treatments given parallel with conventional medicine/therapies, but without dialogue between the two caregivers
Integrative medicine/therapy	Treatments given in collaboration and dialog between conventional medicine/therapies and alternative- and complementary medicine/therapies