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Complementary and alternative medicine practitioner consultations among those who have or have had cancer in a Norwegian total population (Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study): prevalence, socio‐demographics and health perceptions
Author(s) -
STEINSBEKK A.,
ADAMS J.,
SIBBRITT D.,
JOHNSEN R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01049.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , norwegian , population , demographics , complaint , demography , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , political science , law
STEINSBEKK A., ADAMS J., SIBBRITT D. & JOHNSEN R. (2010) European Journal of Cancer Care 19 , 346–351
Complementary and alternative medicine practitioner consultations among those who have or have had cancer in a Norwegian total population (Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study): prevalence, socio‐demographics and health perceptions The aim of the study was to identify the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners among current and previous cancer patients in a total population. A secondary analysis of data from the Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study (otherwise known as the HUNT 2 Study) – a total population survey conducted in central Norway – was undertaken. Analysis focused upon the response of 1406 individuals who reported to have or have had cancer and who answered a question on visits to CAM practitioners. The study identified 16.1% of respondents had visited a CAM practitioner in the prior 12 months compared with 12.8% in the total population, and the likelihood of consulting a CAM practitioner was significantly increased among those who had a university degree, who reported a lower perceived global health and who had experienced a health complaint during the last 12 months. Complementary and alternative medicine practitioner consultations among individuals with a previous or current malignant disease were highest for those with poor self‐reported health status and with a recent health complaint. From the socio‐demographic variables studied only the reporting of a university degree was significantly associated with higher CAM practitioner use.