Table 2.
Authors (Year) | Setting | Study Design | Indigenous Sample Size (Indigenous % of Total Sample) | Sex for Indigenous Sample Only | Data Collection Method | T&CM Use for Indigenous Sample Only | Discussions Regarding T&CM Use With HP | Quality Assessment Score/5 |
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Australia—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | ||||||||
Adams et al (2015)25 | 62.9% urban, 37.1% outer regional outpatient clinics large public hospitals | Quantitative cross-sectional | 248 (100%) | 57% female | Structured questionnaire delivered face-to-face | 47 of 248 (18.7%) used T&CM | NR | 4.5 |
New Zealand—Maori | ||||||||
Chrystal et al (2003)34 | Outpatient clinics at a regional cancer treatment center unit | Quantitative cross-sectional | 26 (13%) | NIB | Self-administered postal questionnaire | 15 of 26 (57.7%) used T&CM | NIB | 0.5 |
USA—Alaskan Native, Native American, and Native Hawaiian | ||||||||
Maskarinec et al (2000)43 | State of Hawaii | Quantitative cross-sectional | 129 (12.9%) | NIB | Self-administered postal questionnaire | 45 of 129 (29.8%) used T&CM | NR | 3 |
Abbreviations: NIB, no Indigenous breakdown; NR, not reported; HP, health professional(s); T&CM, traditional and complementary medicine.