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Frequency of Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Modalities According to Illness Classification |
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| CAM categories and specific modalities |
CFS-like (n = 48) |
Chronic Fatigue (n = 327) |
Prolonged Fatigue (n = 53) |
Non-fatigued (n = 435) |
Overall p-Value |
p-Trend |
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| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
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| Body-based |
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| Chiropractic |
12 (25.5) |
57 (17.0) |
10 (18.9) |
39 (9.0) |
.0004 |
.0001 |
| Massage |
17 (36.2) |
71 (21.2) |
1 (22.6) |
65 (14.9) |
.002 |
.001 |
| Alternative Medicine System |
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| Homeopathy |
7 (15.2) |
30 (9.1) |
1 (1.9) |
26 (6.0) |
.03 |
.02 |
| Mind-body |
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| Biofeedback |
3 (6.4) |
8 (2.4) |
1 (1.9) |
6 (1.4) |
.12 |
.06 |
| Hypnosis |
0 (0) |
4 (1.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
.11 |
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| Image/visual |
7 (14.9) |
39 (11.8) |
9 (17.0) |
34 (7.9) |
.07 |
.04 |
| Mindful exercise |
4 (8.5) |
27 (8.0) |
5 (9.4) |
23 (5.3) |
.28 |
.11 |
| Personal prayer |
35 (74.5) |
226 (67.5) |
36 (67.9) |
252 (58.1) |
.01 |
.002 |
| Prayer by others |
23 (48.9) |
114 (34.0) |
12 (22.6) |
92 (21.1) |
<.0001 |
<.0001 |
| Relaxation |
11 (23.4) |
90 (26.9) |
10 (19.2) |
60 (13.8) |
.0001 |
<.0001 |
| Self-Help |
4 (8.5) |
25 (7.5) |
0 (0) |
14 (3.2) |
.01 |
.004 |
| Biologically-based |
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| Diet supplements |
8 (17.0) |
47 (14.0) |
2 (3.8) |
50 (11.5) |
.12 |
.17 |
| Herbal supplements |
13 (27.7) |
75 (22.4) |
10 (18.9) |
80 (18.4) |
.30 |
.07 |
| Vitamins |
5 (10.6) |
28 (8.5) |
5 (9.4) |
28 (6.4) |
.56 |
.27 |
| Energy |
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| Acupuncture |
1 (2.1) |
8 (2.4) |
2 (3.8) |
5 (1.1) |
.25 |
.21 |
| Energy healing |
4 (8.5) |
24 (7.2) |
2 (3.8) |
16 (3.7) |
.10 |
.02 |
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Due to missing values, percentages cannot be computed based on total subjects | ||||||
Jones et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:12 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-12 |
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