Table 5.
Interest in Trying or Learning More About Specific CIH Approaches Among Veterans Who Did Not Use the Approach at the VA in the Past Year
| CIH approach | Interested in trying or learning more at VA*, n (%) | Interested in trying or learning more at VA†, n (%) | Interested in trying or learning more at n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupressure (n = 1219) | 547 (44.9%) | 233 (19.1%) | 562 (46.1%) |
| Acupuncture (n = 1199) | 545 (45.5%) | 231 (19.3%) | 540 (45.0%) |
| Battlefield acupuncture (n = 1216) | 262 (21.5%) | 107 (8.8%) | 898 (73.8%) |
| Reflexology (n = 1225) | 500 (40.8%) | 218 (17.8%) | 613 (50.5%) |
| Healing touch/reiki therapeutic touch (n = 1224) | 439 (35.9%) | 199 (16.3%) | 682 (55.7%) |
| Massage therapy (n = 1213) | 701 (57.8%) | 316 (26.1%) | 344 (28.4%) |
| Chiropractic (n = 1195) | 612 (51.2%) | 260 (21.8%) | 450 (37.7%) |
| Animal-assisted therapy (n = 1223) | 315 (25.8%) | 141 (11.5%) | 835 (68.3%) |
| Progressive relaxation (n = 1207) | 479 (39.7%) | 214 (17.7%) | 615 (51.0%) |
| Biofeedback (n = 1221) | 427 (35.0%) | 177 (14.5%) | 702 (57.5%) |
| Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (n = 1225) | 317 (25.9%) | 125 (10.2%) | 843 (68.8%) |
| Guided imagery (n = 1211) | 301 (24.9%) | 124 (10.2%) | 851 (70.3%) |
| Hypnotherapy/hypnosis (n = 1228) | 380 (30.9%) | 159 (12.9%) | 765 (62.3%) |
| Meditation–mindfulness (n = 1182) | 404 (34.2%) | 193 (16.3%) | 673 (56.9%) |
| Meditation–mantram (n = 1216) | 317 (26.1%) | 143 (11.8%) | 825 (67.8%) |
| Meditation–other (n = 1210) | 359 (29.7%) | 167 (13.8%) | 762 (63.0%) |
| Pilates (n = 1228) | 331 (27.0%) | 197 (16.0%) | 788 (64.2%) |
| Yoga (n = 1213) | 401 (33.1%) | 243 (20.0%) | 674 (55.6%) |
| Qi gong (n = 1226) | 325 (26.5%) | 152 (12.4%) | 826 (67.4%) |
| Tai chi (n = 1225) | 413 (33.7%) | 231 (18.9%) | 681 (55.6%) |
| Native American healing (n = 1228) | 381 (31.0%) | 162 (13.2%) | 766 (62.4%) |
| Creative art therapy (n = 1225) | 278 (22.7%) | 141 (11.5%) | 869 (70.9%) |
| Movement therapy (n = 1209) | 402 (33.3%) | 187 (15.5%) | 705 (58.3%) |
*Patients who reported using an approach in VA in the past year or who had missing data for interest were excluded from the analysis of that approach
†Interested at VA, outside VA are not mutually exclusive