Table 4. Measures of Satisfaction With Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies

 
Type of CAM Therapy No. of CAM Users % Reporting
CAM as Extremely or Very Effective
% Having "Bad Experience" With CAM Therapy % Who Would Recommend CAM to Friends/Family
Personal therapies (including home remedies, herbal medicine, homeopathy, or vitamin therapy) 425 62.0% 4.0% 87.8%
Relaxation techniques (including massage therapy, imagery, or visualization) 399 64.1% 2.4% 92.0%
Chiropractors 314 63.1% 7.7% 86.3%
Healing (including healers, spiritual, healing, Native American healers, or energy healing) 73 79.3% 3.2% 89.2%
Commercial weight loss programs 68 44.9% 10.5% 69.4%
Life-style diets 65 72.0% 7.4% 82.3%
Self-help groups 41 73.7% 7.5% 88.2%
Hypnosis or biofeedback 29 59.8% 10.9% 80.7%
Any CAM use 801 63.3% 4.7% 87.7%
 

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