Table 2 Changes in patients’ life styles and the use of complementary and alternative medicine
From: The trends of complementary alternative medicine use among cancer patients
Question | Answer | Cohort 1 | Cohort 2 | All | P- Value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exercise before illness | No | 221 (47.6) | 673 (70.7) | 894 (63.1) | <.0001 ** |
Yes | 243 (52.4) | 279 (29.3) | 522 (36.9) | ||
Exercise after illness | No | 347 (74.8) | 783 (82.2) | 1130 (79.8) | 0.0010 ** |
Yes | 117 (25.2) | 169 (17.8) | 286 (20.2) | ||
Smoking habit after diagnosis | Yes | 20 (4.3) | 64 (6.7) | 84 (5.9) | 0.0009 ** |
Never | 367 (79.1) | 794 (83.4) | 1161 (82.0) | ||
Stop | 66 (14.2) | 85 (8.9) | 151 (10.7) | ||
Unk | 11 (2.4) | 9 (0.9) | 20 (1.4) | ||
Do you use any complementary or alternative therapy? | No | 15 (3.2) | 201 (21.1) | 216 (15.3) | <.0001 ** |
Yes | 449 (96.8) | 751 (78.9) | 1200 (84.7) | ||
Did you delay cancer treatment in order to CAM? | No | 413 (92.0) | 691 (92.0) | 1104 (92.0) | 0.9860 |
Yes | 36 (8.0) | 60 (8.0) | 96 (8.0) | ||
Patients reporting CAM-related monthly cost | N | 234 | 626 | 860 | <.0001 ** |
Approximate monthly cost (SAR)a | Mean | 951.9 (2058.6) | 429.3 (4133.4) | 571.5 (3692.5) | <.0001** |
Reporting CAM use to nurse | No | 446 (99.3) | 742 (98.8) | 1188 (99.0) | 0.5512 |
Yes | 3 (0.7) | 9 (1.2) | 12 (1.0) | ||
Reporting CAM use to the doctor | No | 307 (68.4) | 483 (64.3) | 790 (65.8) | 0.1513 |
Yes | 142 (31.6) | 268 (35.7) | 410 (34.2) | ||
Doctor’s response to CAM use (As reported by patient) | Opposing | 26 (19.4) | 131 (48.7) | 157 (39.0) | <.0001 ** |
Neutral | 33 (24.6) | 62 (23.0) | 95 (23.6) | ||
Supporive | 75 (56.0) | 76 (28.3) | 151 (37.5) |