Table 3.
Adjusted Odds Ratios of Interest in Hospital-Based CIH Approaches for Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Massage | Reiki or healing touch | Acupuncture | Mindfulness meditation | Guided imagery | Biofeedback | Nutritional counseling |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||||
| Age (y) | 0.99 (0.96–1.02) | 1.06 (1.02–1.10)a | 1.00 (0.97–1.03) | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) | 1.01 (0.98–1.03) | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) | 0.99 (0.96–1.02) |
| Women | 1.47 (0.68–3.22) | 6.72 (2.75–16.47)a | 1.83 (0.92–3.65) | 2.16 (1.08–4.31)a | 1.56 (0.76–3.21) | 2.46 (1.16–5.22)a | 0.71 (0.30–1.64) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.03 (0.37–2.88) | 1.03 (0.33–3.20) | 1.01 (0.40–2.58) | 1.25 (0.47–3.30) | 1.39 (0.53–3.62) | 1.58 (0.59–4.23) | 0.95 (0.31–2.87) |
| Other race/ethnicity | 2.31 (0.56–9.51) | 2.46 (0.58–10.33) | 0.92 (0.30–2.84) | 1.09 (0.35–3.43) | 0.86 (0.27–2.76) | 0.37 (0.11–1.23) | 3.26 (0.67–15.85) |
| Clinical characteristics | |||||||
| Patient type | |||||||
| Surgical | 1.03 (0.30–3.54) | 1.54 (0.41–5.80) | 0.81 (0.28–2.30) | 0.94 (0.33–2.63) | 0.75 (0.26–2.11) | 0.76 (0.24–2.40) | 0.39 (0.08–1.94) |
| Nonsurgical | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Primary teams | |||||||
| Colorectal | 1.62 (0.63–4.17) | 1.35 (0.45–3.99) | 2.29 (1.00–5.25)a | 1.18 (0.52–2.65) | 0.86 (0.37–1.95) | 1.37 (0.56–3.31) | 1.53 (0.54–4.29) |
| General surgery/surgical oncology | 1.04 (0.38–2.84) | 1.30 (0.38–4.46) | 1.27 (0.52–3.06) | 1.48 (0.59–3.68) | 0.48 (0.19–1.26) | 1.03 (0.39–2.75) | 0.85 (0.29–2.46) |
| Otherb | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Symptoms | |||||||
| Level of pain | 0.98 (0.82–1.17) | 1.20 (0.98–1.46) | 1.05 (0.90–1.23) | 0.98 (0.84–1.15) | 0.91 (0.78–1.07) | 0.94 (0.79–1.11) | 0.92 (0.76–1.11) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 1.43 (0.64–3.20) | 1.16 (0.47–2.85) | 1.71 (0.86–3.41) | 1.17 (0.59–2.32) | 1.04 (0.50–2.14) | 0.77 (0.36–1.62) | 2.45 (0.98–6.11) |
Odds ratios are adjusted for all other characteristics in the table.
p ≤ 0.05.
Category of “other” includes urology, gynecologic oncology, breast plastics, gynecology, medicine, otolaryngology, head and neck surgery.