Table 5 Summary table for papers discussing specific conditions.

Ramsey

90

Survey and diary

124/122 (98%); adults with osteoporosis

47% used at least 1 form of CAM; massage therapy used by 57%, and chiropractic used by 20.7%.

VandeCreek

91

Patient interviews

112; breast cancer patients

Highest rates for prayer (84.5%) and exercise (75.8%); chiropractic used by 13.8%.

Shen

92

Patient interviews

115; breast cancer patients

84 of 115 used at least 1 form of CAM, and those that did were found to be higher educated; many people felt it strengthened their immune system; chiropractic used by less than 10% of the population.

Shinto

93

Mail survey

927/385 (42%); MS was focus of study

43% of NDs had treated patients with MS; 63% communicated with the patient's MD; diet was considered important.

Nayak

94

Mail survey

11,600/3140 (27%); MS patients

More than half used at least 1 form of CAM; the more dissatisfied they were with conventional care, the more likely they were to use CAM. Chiropractic ranked high, with over 25% seeing a chiropractor.

Furler

96

Patient interviews

104; HIV patients

77% reported use of CAM, with mind-body ranked highest (61.5%) and chiropractic use rated at 19.2%.

Bica

97

Cross-sectional analysis using repeated measures from a cohort study

642; HIV patients

60% used some form of an ingested CAM, while 40% used a non-ingested form; chiropractic not included in the analysis.

Wiwanitkit

98

Interview survey

160; HIV patients

95% used some form of Cam, and 78% visited a CAM practitioner; chiropractic not included.

Blanc

101

Telephone survey

455/300 (66%); asthma patients

42% used some form of CAM within the past 12 months

Ernst

102

Literature searches

26 surveys; cancer

50% of papers showed a use rate of up to 27% (range: 7–64%; average of 37.4%).

Lewith

103

Patient questionnaire

270/162 (60%); cancer patients

32% received at least 1 form of CAM; this was felt to offer palliative care; massage was most common.

Ceylan

105

Patient questionnaire

326/305 (94%); cancer patients

61% used at least 1 form of CAM; significant factors included birthplace, educational status and family type.

Harris

106

Mail survey

1697/1077 (63%); cancer patients

Half of those surveyed had used at least 1 form of CAM; 16.4% consulted a CAM practitioner; and dietary interventions were most common. 3.4% had used chiropractic services.

Unutzer

107

Telephone survey

9585; mental disorders

16.5% had used CAM in the last year; those with panic disorder and depression were most likely to be users.

Kessler

108

Telephone survey

2055; anxiety and depression

56.7% of those with anxiety attacks and 53.6% of those with depression used CAM in the last 12 months. Chiropractic care accounted for less than 1% of CAM use in this survey.

Simon

109

Systematic multi-state study of CAM providers

Acupuncture: 2561; Chiropractic: 2550; Massage: 2005; Naturopathy: 1817; mental health

Proportion oif visits for mental health ranged from 7–11% for all but chiropractors, who ranked at less than 1% of visits for mental health reasons.

Demling

110

Patient questionnaire

512/473 (92%); psychiatric patients

About one-third had seen a Heilpraktiker; 11% used chiropractic methods.

Sanders

112

Parent survey of children undergoing treatment

460/376 (82%); special needs children

64% used CAM ; children with cerebral palsy or spina bifida were more likely to use manipulation; 4% had used a chiropractor in the last 6 months, while 6% reported using when at some time in their life.

Schoenberg

113

Patient interviews

80; diabetics

25% used at least 1 form of CAM, with Hispanics using it most frequently (50%).

Rolniak

114

Descriptive study

174; patients presenting to the ER

47% used at least 1 form of CAM; chiropractic was used by 5.7%.

Li

115

Patient questionnaire

356; patients presenting to the ER

At visit, only 0.3% had recently seen a chiropractor, but 7% had seen one in the past 12 months.

Brunelli

116

Patient questionnaire

180; patients with peripheral neuropathy

43% used at least 1 form of CAM; chiropractic was used by 21% of patients. Megavitamin was most common (35%).

Wang

117

Mail survey

Not reported; surgical patients

57.4% used at least 1 form of CAM, with 23% using chiropractic care.

Kitai

118

Patient questionnaire

480; Israeli primary care patients

18% used CAM, with most using more than 1 form; homeopathy was most common (34%0, with chiropractic lumped in with "other" at (18%).