Table 1. Frequency of Complementary or Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use Among 1,584 Residents Responding to the Random-Digit Dial Survey

 
CAM Therapy Any CAM Use (During Lifetime) CAM Use in the Past 12 Months
No. % (95% CI for %) No. % (95% CI for %)
Any use of complementary or alternative medicine 801 51.7% (49.2-54.2%) 677 43.7% (41.2-46.2%)
Personal therapies (including home remedies, herbal medicine, homeopathy, or vitamin therapy) 427 27.5% (25.3-29.9%) 388 25.0% (22.9-27.3%)
Relaxation techniques (including massage therapy, imagery, or visualization) 399 25.7% (23.6-28.0%) 348 22.5% (20.4-24.6%)
Chiropractors 317 20.5% (18.5-22.6%) 135 8.7% (7.4-10.2%)
Healing (including healers, spiritual healing, Native American healers, or energy healing) 73 4.6% (3.7-5.9%) 66 4.2% (3.3-5.4%)
Commercial weight loss programs 69 4.5% (3.5-5.6%) 38 2.5% (1.7-3.4%)
Life-style diets 67 4.3% (3.4-5.5%) 60 3.9% (3.0-5.0%)
Self-help groups 41 2.6% (1.9-3.6%) 33 2.1% (1.5-3.0%)
Hypnosis or biofeedback 30 1.9% (1.3-2.8%) 10 0.6% (0.3-1.2%)
 

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