TABLE 2.
Prevalence and types of CAM usage.
| No | Authors | Year | Type of Study | Country | Sample Size (n) | CAM Usage (%) | Types of CAM Used n (%) | Mind and Body Practice | Natural Products | Alternative/Traditional Medicine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shin et al. (Shin et al., 2008) | 2007 | Survey among stroke patients | Korea | 304 | 54 | 36% Herbal products | √ | √ | √ |
| 24% Vitamins | ||||||||||
| 11% Manual therapies | ||||||||||
| 8% Charcoal and oxygen generator | ||||||||||
| 7% TCM | ||||||||||
| 6% Spiritual | ||||||||||
| 1% Bioelectromagnetic therapies | ||||||||||
| 2 | Lee et al. (Lee et al., 2004) | 2004 | Cross-sectional study | Singapore | 539 | 22.7 | 37.8% TCM | √ | — | √ |
| 29.7% Dietary therapy | ||||||||||
| 27.5% Acupuncture | ||||||||||
| 3 | Liao et al. (Liao et al., 2012) | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | Taiwan | 15,330 | 32 | TCM | — | — | √ |
| 4 | Yeh et al. (Yeh et al., 2017) | 2017 | Survey among stroke patients | Taiwan | 212 | 62.3 | TCM | — | — | √ |
| 5 | Chang et al. (Chang et al., 2011) | 2011 | Survey among stroke patients | Korea | 2,167 | 18.2 | Acupuncture | √ | — | |
| 6 | Chang et al.(Chang et al., 2016) | 2016 | Survey among stroke patients | Taiwan | 23,816 | 12 | TCM | — | — | √ |
| 7 | Weng et al. (Weng et al., 2016) | 2016 | Cohort study | Taiwan | 285,001 | 17 | Acupuncture | √ | — | — |
| 8 | Teo et al. (Teo et al., 2016) | 2014 | Cross-sectional study | Singapore | 768 | 43.4 | 29.4% TCM | √ | — | √ |
| 22.3% Acupuncture and Chiropractic | ||||||||||
| 11.3% Yoga and Tai Chi | ||||||||||
| 1.2% Magnetic therapy | ||||||||||
| 9 | Pandian et al. (Pandian et al., 2012) | 2010 | Prospective study | India | 314 | 36.3 | 59.3% Ayurvedic massage | √ | √ | √ |
| 19.5% NaCl intravenous fluid with vitamin injections | ||||||||||
| 15% Herbal medicines | ||||||||||
| 13.3% Homeopathic drugs | ||||||||||
| 8.8% Multivitamin and mineral supplements | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kadir et al. (Kadir et al., 2015) | 2010 | Prospective cohort study | Malaysia | 93 | 66.7 | 36.6% Massage | √ | √ | √ |
| 97.8% Herbal | ||||||||||
| 92.5% Vitamins | ||||||||||
| 97.8% Traditional healers | ||||||||||
| 11 | Shah et al. (Shah et al., 2008) | 2008 | Cross-sectional study | United States | 806 | 46 | 20.4% Herbal Medicine | √ | √ | √ |
| 19.4% Chiropractic | ||||||||||
| 4.5% Yoga and Tai Chi | ||||||||||
| 17.6% Relaxation (Meditation) | ||||||||||
| 7% Acupuncture | ||||||||||
| 12 | Ali et al. (Ali et al., 2015) | 2015 | Cross-sectional study | Malaysia | 104 | 67 | 40.4% Acupuncture | √ | √ | |
| 40.4% Massage | ||||||||||
| 11.5% TCM |
TCM, traditional Chinese medicine; CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; NaCl, sodium chloride.