PREVALENCE OF CAM USE
Current estimates of CAM use in the United States,
based on the 2002 and 2007 National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS) data, range from 34% to 76%,
depending on the therapies included in the definition
of CAM and the population studied.2-5 The number of
participants who’d used at least one CAM therapy
in the year preceding the NHIS interview increased
from 2002 to 2007, with use higher among individuals
affected by cancer in both years. The number of
participants who used CAM ranged from 35% to
39% in 2002 and increased to 37% to 44% in 2007
in the noncancer and cancer populations, respectively, demonstrating a continuing increase in CAM use over time.4, 6 Higher rates of CAM use for a variety of conditions
were reported in 2007 for acupuncture, massage
therapy, meditation, and yoga, among others.2
The greatest numbers of CAM users were among
middle-aged, well-educated white women, and people
experiencing chronic illness and bothersome
symptoms
PREVALENCE OF CAM USECurrent estimates of CAM use in the United States,based on the 2002 and 2007 National Health InterviewSurvey (NHIS) data, range from 34% to 76%,depending on the therapies included in the definitionof CAM and the population studied.2-5 The number ofparticipants who’d used at least one CAM therapyin the year preceding the NHIS interview increasedfrom 2002 to 2007, with use higher among individualsaffected by cancer in both years. The number ofparticipants who used CAM ranged from 35% to39% in 2002 and increased to 37% to 44% in 2007in the noncancer and cancer populations, respectively, demonstrating a continuing increase in CAM use over time.4, 6 Higher rates of CAM use for a variety of conditionswere reported in 2007 for acupuncture, massagetherapy, meditation, and yoga, among others.2The greatest numbers of CAM users were amongmiddle-aged, well-educated white women, and peopleexperiencing chronic illness and bothersomesymptoms
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