Item | Response | Year of study (%) | Total (%) | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||||
Use of CAM | Yes | 87 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 0.49 |
No | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
Type of CAM used | |||||||
Meditation | Yes | 27 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 0.167 |
No | 73 | 62 | 68 | 85 | 71 | ||
Spirituality | Yes | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.017*# |
No | 89 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 96 | ||
Homeopathy | Yes | 56 | 55 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 0.678 |
No | 44 | 45 | 35 | 40 | 41 | ||
Ayurveda | Yes | 27 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 0.943 |
No | 73 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 70 | ||
Unani | Yes | 11 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0.459 |
No | 89 | 88 | 95 | 92 | 91 | ||
Acupuncture | Yes | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.905 |
No | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | ||
Massage | Yes | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 0.067 |
No | 79 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 83 | ||
Hypnosis | Yes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.949# |
No | 98 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | ||
Yoga | Yes | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0.504# |
No | 94 | 92 | 92 | 100 | 94 | ||
Other | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | |
Purpose of using CAM | |||||||
Severe disease | Yes | 34 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0.005* |
No | 66 | 82 | 69 | 92 | 76 | ||
Common cold & flu | Yes | 23 | 46 | 33 | 38 | 35 | 0.046* |
No | 77 | 54 | 68 | 62 | 65 | ||
Pain & inflammation | Yes | 34 | 26 | 43 | 27 | 33 | 0.176 |
No | 66 | 74 | 57 | 73 | 67 | ||
Cost effectiveness | Yes | 10 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 0.220 |
No | 90 | 88 | 79 | 79 | 84 | ||
Easy availability | Yes | 24 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 24 | 0.538 |
No | 76 | 72 | 73 | 83 | 76 | ||
Other | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | - | |
Effectiveness of result | Yes | 92 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 92 | 0.081 |
No | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | ||
Recommending CAM | Yes | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 90 | 0.026* |
No | 8 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 10 | ||
Adverse effect | Yes | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 0.628 |
No | 82 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 87 |