Table 3.
Prevalence of lifetime, current, past use and willingness to try different CAM categories
| Prevalence in % (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lifetime use | current use | past use | willingness to try | |
| CAM group 1: Alternative Medical Systems or complete systems of therapy and practice (e.g. Anthroposophic medicine, homeopathy, naturopathic medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture) |
26.9 (20.7–33.9) | 10.8 (6.7–16.1) | 16.1 (11.2–22.2) | 4.8 (2.2–9.0) |
| CAM group 2: Mind-Body Interventions (e.g. yoga, biofeedback, music therapy, dance therapy, meditation, animal-assisted therapy, prayer and spiritual healing) |
23.6 (17.7–30.5) | 13.2 (8.6–19.0) | 10.4 (6.4–15.8) | 9.9 (6.0–15.2) |
| CAM group 3: Biologically Based Therapies (e.g. special diets (e.g. gluten free, casein free), dietary supplements, melatonin, naltrexone, vitamin C, vitamin B6/magnesium, amino acids, omega 3 fatty acids, trace elements, secretin, chelation therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy) |
17.6 (12.3–24.1) | 14.2 (9.4–20.3) | 3.4 (1.3–7.3) | 5.1 (2.4–9.5) |
| CAM group 4: Manipulative and Body Based Methods (e.g. facilitated communication, PECS, chiropractic, osteopathy, craniosacral therapy, sensory integration therapy or auditory integration training, Bobath) |
15.3 (10.4–21.5) | 6.3 (3.2–10.9) | 9.1 (5.3–14.3) | 10.2 (6.2–15.7) |
| CAM group 5: Other CAM Practices (e.g. energy medicine, Feldenkrais, Pilates, Qigong, Reiki) |
3.5 (1.3–7.5) | 1.8 (0.4–5.0) | 1.8 (0.4–5.0) | 11.1 (6.8–16.8) |
CAM complementary and alternative medicine, CI confidence interval, PECS picture exchange communication system