TY - JOUR
T1 - Population-based survey of complementary and alternative medicine usage, patient satisfaction, and physician involvement
AU - Oldendick, Robert
AU - Coker, Ann L.
AU - Wieland, Darryl
AU - Raymond, James I.
AU - Probst, Janice C.
AU - Schell, Bruce J.
AU - Stoskopf, Carleen H.
PY - 2000/4
Y1 - 2000/4
N2 - Background. With an increasing proportion of Americans using complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), physicians need to know which patients are using CAM to effectively manage care. Methods. In this cross- sectional study, telephone interviews were conducted with 1,584 South Carolina adults (ages 18 and older); 66% responded to the survey of demographics, general health, frequency of CAM use, perceived CAM effectiveness, and physician knowledge of CAM use. Results. A total of 44% had used a CAM during the past year. Increasing age and higher education were significantly associated with CAM use. More than 60% perceived CAM therapy as very effective, and 89% said they would recommend CAM to others. Physicians were unaware of CAM use in 57% of their patients using CAM. Conclusion. Complementary or alternative medicine use in this rural Southern state is similar to national usage. Users view CAM as effective. Physicians are frequently unaware of patients' CAM use. More research is needed to establish CAM effectiveness and how CAM affects medical care, training, and public health.
AB - Background. With an increasing proportion of Americans using complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), physicians need to know which patients are using CAM to effectively manage care. Methods. In this cross- sectional study, telephone interviews were conducted with 1,584 South Carolina adults (ages 18 and older); 66% responded to the survey of demographics, general health, frequency of CAM use, perceived CAM effectiveness, and physician knowledge of CAM use. Results. A total of 44% had used a CAM during the past year. Increasing age and higher education were significantly associated with CAM use. More than 60% perceived CAM therapy as very effective, and 89% said they would recommend CAM to others. Physicians were unaware of CAM use in 57% of their patients using CAM. Conclusion. Complementary or alternative medicine use in this rural Southern state is similar to national usage. Users view CAM as effective. Physicians are frequently unaware of patients' CAM use. More research is needed to establish CAM effectiveness and how CAM affects medical care, training, and public health.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-200093040-00005
DO - 10.1097/00007611-200093040-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 10798505
AN - SCOPUS:0034107617
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 93
SP - 375
EP - 381
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
IS - 4
ER -