Table 5.
Adverse reactions in months 0-24
| Therapy |
Reported adverse reactions (this analysis) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Users* |
Any reaction |
Severe intensity |
Therapy stopped |
|
| N | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| AM therapies |
1065 |
21 (2.0%) |
4 (0.4%) |
3 (0.3%) |
| -Eurythmy |
707 |
13 (1.8%) |
2 (0.3% |
1 (0.1%) |
| -Art therapy |
242 |
3 (1.2%) |
1 (0.4%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| -Rhythmical massage |
116 |
5 (4.3%) |
1 (0.9%) |
2 (1.7%) |
| Non-AM non-medication |
No data |
26 |
14 |
10 |
| Non-AM medication |
1167 |
173 (14.8%) |
57 (4.9%) |
78 (6.7%) |
| AM medication |
1083 |
48 (4.4%) |
13 (1.2%) |
33 (3.0%) |
| |
Confirmed adverse reactions[40] |
|||
| AM medication | 662 | 20 (3.0%) | 2 (0.3%) | 10 (1.5%) |
AM Anthroposophic medicine, N patient numbers. *Users of AM therapies: Patients referred to the respective therapy at enrolment who definitely received therapy.