Table 2 Use of CAM preparations, non-pharmaceutical therapies, and underlying diseases
From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine by older adults – a cross-sectional survey
Use | Total | Self-reliant | Home care service | Nursing home | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Without legal guardian | With legal guardian | Total | Without legal guardian | With legal guardian | |||
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Use of CAM preparations | ||||||||
Any preparation | 61.3 (245) | 52.6 (81) | 75.3 (73) | 78.0 (71) | 33.3 (2) | 61.1 (91) | 57.3 (63) | 71.8 (28) |
Dietary supplements | 35.5 (142) | 31.2 (48) | 45.4 (44) | 48.4 (44) | 0 (0) | 33.6 (50) | 22.7 (25) | 64.1 (25) |
Herbal therapy | 33.3 (133) | 35.7 (55) | 52.6 (51) | 56.0 (51) | 0 (0) | 18.1 (27) | 23.6 (26) | 2.6 (1) |
External applications | 26.8 (107) | 16.9 (26) | 41.2 (40) | 41.8 (38) | 33.3 (2) | 27.5 (41) | 34.5 (38) | 7.7 (3) |
Homeopathy | 8.0 (32) | 11.7 (18) | 10.3 (10) | 11.0 (10) | 0 (0) | 2.7 (4) | 3.6 (4) | 0 (0) |
Juices (vegetable/fruit) | 1.5 (6) | 1.3 (2) | 3.1 (3) | 3.3 (3) | 0 (0) | 0.7 (1) | 0.9 (1) | 0 (0) |
Other | 1.5 (6) | 1.9 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2.0 (3) | 1.8 (2) | 2.6 (1) |
Diseases for which medication is used | ||||||||
Cardiovascular diseases | 26.8 (107) | 31.8 (49) | 40.2 (39) | 42.9 (39) | 0 (0) | 12.8 (19) | 17.3 (19) | 0 (0) |
Chronic pain | 24.5 (98) | 27.9 (43) | 38.1 (37) | 39.6 (36) | 16.7 (1) | 12.1 (18) | 15.5 (17) | 2.6 (1) |
Gastrointestinal diseases | 14.0 (56) | 16.2 (25) | 24.7 (24) | 26.4 (24) | 0 (0) | 4.7 (7) | 6.4 (7) | 0 (0) |
Endocrine diseases | 10.3 (41) | 10.4 (16) | 18.6 (18) | 18.7 (17) | 16.7 (1) | 4.7 (7) | 6.4 (7) | 0 (0) |
Psychological disorders | 7.0 (28) | 9.1 (14) | 12.4 (12) | 13.2 (12) | 0 (0) | 1.3 (2) | 1.8 (2) | 0 (0) |
Metabolic diseases | 3.3 (13) | 5.8 (9) | 3.1 (3) | 3.3 (3) | 0 (0) | 0.7 (1) | 0.9 (1) | 0 (0) |
Other | 45.3 (181) | 42.9 (66) | 57.7 (56) | 60.4 (55) | 16.7 (1) | 39.6 (59) | 47.3 (52) | 17.9 (7) |
Not stated | 5.0 (20) | n/a | 0 (0) | n/a | 0 (0) | 13.4 (20) | n/a | 51.3 (20) |
Use of non-pharmaceutical therapies | ||||||||
Any therapy | 60.5 (242) | 50.7 (78) | 64.9 (63) | 65.9 (60) | 50.0 (3) | 67.8 (101) | 69.1 (76) | 64.1 (25) |
Physical therapy | 41.3 (165) | 50.6 (78) | 49.5 (48) | 49.5 (45) | 50.0 (3) | 20.1 (39) | 23.6 (26) | 33.3 (13) |
Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine | 4.5 (18) | 9.1 (14) | 4.1 (4) | 4.4 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Chiropractic/manual therapy/osteopathy/physiotherapy | 4.5 (18) | 7.8 (12) | 6.2 (6) | 6.6 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Occupational therapy/logopedics | 2.8 (11) | n/a | 1.0 (1) | n/a | 16.7 (1) | 6.7 (10) | n/a | 25.6 (10) |
Other | 35.8 (143) | 20.8 (32) | 34.0 (33) | 35.2 (32) | 16.7 (1) | 52.3 (78) | 57.3 (63) | 38.5 (15) |