Table 5.
Self-help practices
| CAM treatments | Useda (%) | Motivationa (%) | Helpfulnessa (%) (Very and somewhat) | number of times practiceb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute illnessc | Long-term illnessd | Improvement of well-being | Others | ||||
| Meditation | 9.6 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 85.0 | 1.3 | 88.8 | 12.7 |
| Yoga | 13.2 | 3.6 | 10.9 | 82.3 | 3.2 | 93.2 | 15.2 |
| Qigong | 1.6 | 7.4 | 25.9 | 63.0 | 3.7 | 96.3 | 14.0 |
| Tai Chi | 0.7 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 12.0 |
| Relaxation techniques | 2.5 | 12.2 | 31.7 | 56.1 | 0.0 | 85.4 | 4.9 |
| Music therapy | 4.2 | 1.4 | 18.6 | 71.4 | 8.6 | 94.3 | 15.5 |
| Picture therapy | 1.1 | 5.6 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 22.2 | 88.9 | 4.3 |
| Attend traditional healing ceremony | 1.1 | 5.6 | 22.2 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 94.5 | 1.9 |
| Praying for own health | 5.9 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 82.7 | 2.0 | 85.8 | 25.7 |
| Electric massage machine | 10.1 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 66.9 | 1.8 | 82.9 | 11.0 |
| Other health appliances | 7.1 | 5.0 | 16.8 | 78.2 | 0.0 | 89.9 | 22.6 |
| Walking | 54.9 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 91.4 | 1.2 | 88.3 | 27.9 |
| Forest therapy | 4.6 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 4.2 |
| Aromatherapy | 5.5 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 76.9 | 3.3 | 81.3 | 8.0 |
| Hyperthermia | 7.1 | 16.0 | 26.9 | 56.3 | 0.8 | 89.9 | 9.4 |
| Magnet therapy | 2.7 | 15.6 | 35.6 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 86.7 | 9.6 |
| Spa therapy | 10.0 | 6.0 | 11.4 | 81.3 | 1.2 | 86.2 | 5.2 |
| Bath additive | 8.3 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 81.9 | 5.8 | 73.9 | 6.2 |
| Others | 1.2 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 80.0 | 5.0 | 100.0 | 35.0 |
| Not received | 26.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Number of respondents: 1668
CAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NA Not Applicable
a in the last 12 months, b in the last 3 months, c lasted less than 1 month, d lasted more than 1 month