Table 3.

Stroke patient experience while on complementary and alternative medicine (n=90).

Time of CAM use*	n (%)
Prehospitalization	6 (6.67)
During hospitalization	24 (26.67)
Posthospitalization	65 (72.22)
Length of CAM use after stroke onset
<1 month	56 (62.22)
1–3 months	24 (26.67)
≥4 months	10 (11.11)
Use of medication while on CAM
Discontinued their medications	6 (6.67)
Used CAM while continuing their medications	84 (93.33)
CAM and patient–physician experience*
Informed their doctor about CAM use	28 (31.11)
Doctors asked their patients about CAM use	23 (25.56)
With intention to discuss CAM use with their doctor	73 (81.11)
Improvement reported after CAM use*
Subjective physical improvement	41 (45.56)
Subjective psychological improvement	56 (62.22)
Source of information*
Relatives/Friends	87 (96.7)
Social media and the Internet	3 (3.3)
Other patients	7 (7.8)

^*For this question, the participants could choose more than one answer