Complementary and alternative medicine use among US adults with common neurological conditions

Our objective was to determine patterns, reasons for, and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in US adults with common neurological conditions. We compared CAM use between adults with and without common neurological conditions (regular headaches, migraines, back pain with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology 2010-11, Vol.257 (11), p.1822-1831
Hauptverfasser:	Wells, Rebecca Erwin, Phillips, Russell S., Schachter, Steven C., McCarthy, Ellen P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adults Age Distribution Aged Alternative medicine Back pain Biological and medical sciences Complementary Therapies - utilization Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia Female Headaches Humans Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Memory Middle Aged Migraine Nervous System Diseases - therapy Neurology Neuroradiology Neurosciences Original Communication Polls & surveys United States Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Our objective was to determine patterns, reasons for, and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in US adults with common neurological conditions. We compared CAM use between adults with and without common neurological conditions (regular headaches, migraines, back pain with sciatica, strokes, dementia, seizures, or memory loss) using the 2007 National Health Interview Survey of 23,393 sampled US adults. Adults with common neurological conditions used CAM more frequently than those without (44.1 vs. 32.6%, p
ISSN:	0340-5354 1432-1459
DOI:	10.1007/s00415-010-5616-2