Table 6 Usage of CIH self-help practices and the reported helpfulness (n = 3244)
From: Use of complementary and integrative health in Finland: a cross-sectional survey
Self-help practices | Used in last 12Â months (%) | Used in last 12Â months (n) | Users who found very helpful or somewhat helpful (%) total | Mean/median of times practised in 3Â months prior to survey (range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
total n = 3244 | Women n = 1647 | Men n = 1597 | weighted (unweighted) | |||
Meditation and mindfulness | 10.0 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 325 (307) | 89.4 | 20.1/8 (0 to 300) |
Yoga | 8.9 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 289 (277) | 93.5 | 11.5/6 (0 to 105) |
Tai Chi and Qigong | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 40 (33) | 82.9 | 15.0/6 (0 to 100) |
Relaxation techniques | 15.1 | 20.6 | 9.5 | 491 (469) | 94.8 | 16.3/6 (0 to 180) |
Visualisation | 9.7 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 316 (301) | 89.8 | 15.9/5 (0 to 600) |
Attending traditional healing ceremonies | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 60 (53) | 79.7 | 3.45/1 (0 to 22) |
NLP a | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 37 (32) | 94.9 | 3.0/2.48 (0 to 10) |
Other | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.52.5 | 114 (120) | 91.9 | 24.5/10 (0 to 200) |
None of the above | 25.4 | 21.2 | 29.7 | 823 (855) | Â | Â |
I do not know/want to say | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 48 (48) | Â | Â |