Table 3 Health-related characteristics of respondents (n = 263)
| Characteristics | Overall n = 263 (%) | CAM users n = 167 (%) | Non-users n = 96 (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice of health-promoting behavior (Mean ± SD)# | 3.02 ± 0.68 | 3.10 ± 0.65 | 2.86 ± 0.72 | |
| Yes (4,5) | 52 (19.8) | 40 (24.0) | 12 (12.5) | 0.025a |
| No (1,2,3) | 211 (80.2) | 127 (76.0) | 84 (87.5) | |
| Presence of comorbidity | ||||
| Yes | 49 (18.6) | 32 (19.2) | 17 (17.7) | 0.870a |
| No | 214 (81.4) | 135 (80.8) | 79 (82.3) | |
| Self-perceived stress (Mean ± SD)* | 3.77 ± 0.83 | 3.85 ± 0.81 | 3.64 ± 0.86 | |
| Severe (4,5) | 158 (60.1) | 107 (64.1) | 51 (53.1) | 0.081a |
| Not severe (1,2,3) | 105 (39.9) | 60 (35.9) | 45 (46.9) | |
| Self-perceived severity of their condition (Mean ± SD)° | 3.72 ± 0.90 | 3.78 ± 0.84 | 3.61 ± 0.98 | |
| Not severe (1,2,3) | 105 (39.9) | 57 (34.1) | 48 (50.0) | 0.009a |
| Severe (4) | 105 (39.9) | 78 (46.7) | 27 (28.1) | |
| Very severe (5) | 53 (20.2) | 32 (19.2) | 21 (21.9) | |
| Self-perceived effectiveness of conventional treatment (Mean ± SD)1 | 3.54 ± 0.69 | 3.51 ± 0.65 | 3.60 ± 0.76 | |
| Effective (4,5) | 134 (51.0) | 83 (49.7) | 51 (53.1) | 0.593a |
| Ineffective (1,2,3) | 129 (49.0) | 84 (50.3) | 45 (46.9) | |
| Satisfaction level of conventional treatment (Mean ± SD)2 | 3.59 ± 0.63 | 3.56 ± 0.60 | 3.63 ± 0.68 | |
| Satisfied (4,5) | 147 (55.9) | 91 (54.5) | 56 (58.3) | 0.546a |
| Dissatisfied (1,2,3) | 116 (44.1) | 76 (45.5) | 40 (41.7) | |
| Experience of adverse reaction to conventional treatment | ||||
| Yes | 64 (24.3) | 48 (28.7) | 16 (16.7) | 0.028a |
| No | 199 (75.7) | 119 (71.3) | 80 (83.3) | |
