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Adjusted hazard for any-cause hospitalization in personnel reporting specific practitioner-assisted and self-administered CAM uses in the last 12 months |
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| CAM characteristic |
CAM use |
Hospitalized |
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| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
HR* |
95% CI |
|
|
|
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| Practitioner-assisted CAM |
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| Exercise/movement therapy |
245 |
18.6 |
17 |
19.8 |
1.13 |
0.64, 1.97 |
| Massage therapies |
181 |
13.7 |
12 |
14.0 |
0.98 |
0.51, 1.86 |
| Chiropractic services |
113 |
8.6 |
11 |
12.8 |
1.96 |
1.01, 3.80 |
| Art or music therapy |
41 |
3.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Acupuncture |
32 |
2.4 |
5 |
5.8 |
3.92 |
1.53, 10.06 |
| Spiritual/religious healing |
30 |
2.3 |
2 |
2.3 |
1.14 |
0.27, 4.81 |
| Folk remedies |
30 |
2.3 |
3 |
3.5 |
1.52 |
0.46, 5.09 |
| Energy healing |
24 |
1.8 |
3 |
3.5 |
2.12 |
0.63, 7.17 |
| Psychotherapy |
18 |
1.4 |
3 |
3.5 |
1.57 |
0.46, 5.41 |
| Homeopathy |
17 |
1.3 |
1 |
1.2 |
-- |
-- |
| Self-help group |
17 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Hypnosis |
11 |
0.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Biofeedback |
9 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Self-administered CAM |
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| Herbal therapy |
208 |
15.8 |
9 |
10.5 |
0.62 |
0.30, 1.26 |
| High-dose or mega-vitamin therapy |
148 |
11.2 |
5 |
5.8 |
0.42 |
0.17, 1.06 |
| Relaxation techniques |
139 |
10.5 |
9 |
10.5 |
1.97 |
0.47, 1.99 |
| Prayer or spiritual practice |
132 |
10.0 |
4 |
4.7 |
0.39 |
0.14, 1.07 |
| Aromatherapy |
68 |
5.2 |
2 |
2.3 |
0.37 |
0.09, 1.53 |
| Energy healing |
34 |
2.6 |
3 |
3.5 |
1.28 |
0.39, 4.19 |
| Folk remedies |
32 |
2.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Homeopathy |
18 |
1.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
|
*HR = adjusted hazards ratio; CI = 95% confidence interval. | ||||||
Smith et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:19 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-19 |
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