Personal use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by U.S. health care workers.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
To examine personal use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among U.S. health care workers.Data
Data are from the 2007 Alternative Health Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey. We examined a nationally representative sample of employed adults (n = 14,329), including a subsample employed in hospitals or ambulatory care settings (n = 1,280).Study design
We used multivariate logistic regression to estimate the odds of past year CAM use.Principal findings
Health care workers are more likely than the general population to use CAM. Among health care workers, health care providers are more likely to use CAM than other occupations.Conclusions
Personal CAM use by health care workers may influence the integration of CAM with conventional health care delivery. Future research on the effects of personal CAM use by health care workers is therefore warranted.
SUBMITTER: Johnson PJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3447237 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Personal use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by U.S. health care workers.
Johnson Pamela Jo PJ Ward Andrew A Knutson Lori L Sendelbach Sue S
Health services research 20110822 1 Pt 1
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine personal use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among U.S. health care workers.<h4>Data</h4>Data are from the 2007 Alternative Health Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey. We examined a nationally representative sample of employed adults (n = 14,329), including a subsample employed in hospitals or ambulatory care settings (n = 1,280).<h4>Study design</h4>We used multivariate logistic regression to estimate the odds of past year CAM use.<h4> ...[more]
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