title: Factors contributing to the use of complementary and alternative medicine by people with epilepsy.
abstract: We evaluated the factors that influence the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by people with epilepsy. Two hundred forty-six people were recruited from an outpatient clinic. Data on CAM utilization in the past 5 years as well as in the near future were collected via face-to-face structured interviews, and the factors contributing to CAM use were determined by multivariate analysis. About one-third of the participants (31.3%) reported using CAM in the past 5 years, and an equal number (30.5%) were willing to use CAM in the future. CAM use in the past was independently related to gender, economic status, and a belief in the safety of CAM use, whereas CAM use in the near future was independently associated with experience with CAM use in the past and a belief in the safety of CAM use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: In Jung
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joong Koo
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sang Ahm
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis