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Table 3 Adjusted hazard for any-cause hospitalization in personnel reporting specific practitioner-assisted and self-administered CAM uses in the last 12 months

From: Prospective investigation of complementary and alternative medicine use and subsequent hospitalizations

CAM characteristic

CAM use

Hospitalized

  
 

Number

%

Number

%

HR*

95% CI

Practitioner-assisted CAM

      

   Exercise/movement therapy

245

18.6

17

19.8

1.13

0.64, 1.97

   Massage therapies

181

13.7

12

14.0

0.98

0.51, 1.86

   Chiropractic services

113

8.6

11

12.8

1.96

1.01, 3.80

   Art or music therapy

41

3.1

0

0.0

--

--

   Acupuncture

32

2.4

5

5.8

3.92

1.53, 10.06

   Spiritual/religious healing

30

2.3

2

2.3

1.14

0.27, 4.81

   Folk remedies

30

2.3

3

3.5

1.52

0.46, 5.09

   Energy healing

24

1.8

3

3.5

2.12

0.63, 7.17

   Psychotherapy

18

1.4

3

3.5

1.57

0.46, 5.41

   Homeopathy

17

1.3

1

1.2

--

--

   Self-help group

17

1.3

0

0.0

--

--

   Hypnosis

11

0.8

0

0.0

--

--

   Biofeedback

9

0.7

0

0.0

--

--

Self-administered CAM

      

   Herbal therapy

208

15.8

9

10.5

0.62

0.30, 1.26

   High-dose or mega-vitamin therapy

148

11.2

5

5.8

0.42

0.17, 1.06

   Relaxation techniques

139

10.5

9

10.5

1.97

0.47, 1.99

   Prayer or spiritual practice

132

10.0

4

4.7

0.39

0.14, 1.07

   Aromatherapy

68

5.2

2

2.3

0.37

0.09, 1.53

   Energy healing

34

2.6

3

3.5

1.28

0.39, 4.19

   Folk remedies

32

2.4

0

0.0

--

--

   Homeopathy

18

1.4

0

0.0

--

--

  1. *HR = adjusted hazards ratio; CI = 95% confidence interval.