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Table 3 CAM type and frequency

From: Relationship among symptoms, quality of life, and complementary and alternative medicines use among patients undergoing hemodialysis in French-speaking Switzerland

 

N

%

Homeopathy (CAM1)

8

9.1

Acupuncture (CAM2)

6

6.8

Vertebral manipulation (CAM3)

1

1.1

Osteopathy (CAM4)

7

8.0

Mesotherapy (CAM5)

0

0.0

Herbal medicine (CAM6)

14

15.9

Massages (CAM7)

9

10.2

Meditation (CAM8)

12

13.6

Yoga (CAM9)

1

1.1

Qi gong (CAM10)

0

0.0

Taiichi (CAM11)

0

0.0

Sophrology (CAM12)

4

4.6

Pray (CAM13)

24

27.3

Physical activity (CAM14)

5

5.7

Other treatments that need the presence of a practitioner

16

18.2

Other treatments that don’t need the presence of a practitioner

6

6.8

People using at least a CAM

56

63.3