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Table 5 Results of the linear regression model predicting internal health locus of control (IHLOC)

From: Internal health locus of control in users of complementary and alternative medicine: a cross-sectional survey

Predictor

B (95% CI)

Beta

P

Appraisal score

.32 (.18, .45)

.15

<.001

Chronic condition

-1.18 (-1.84, -.52)

-.11

<.001

Sex: female

-.18 (-.96, .60)

-.01

.65

Medication [Reference: only conventional medication]

   

 Only CAM

.36 (-.77, 1.49)

.02

.53

 Both CAM and conventional

-.01 (-.78, .75)

-.00

.97

 None

-.07 (-.91, .77)

-.01

.86

Consultations [Reference: only conventional practitioners]

   

 Only CAM

3.49 (1.50, 5.48)

.11

<.01

 Both CAM and conventional

.40 (-.78, 1.59)

.02

.50

 None

1.73 (1.02, 2.43)

.17

<.001

Age

.01 (-.02, .05)

.02

.44