Comparative use of complementary medicine, allied health, and manual therapies by middle-aged and older Australian women.
We compared use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) and therapies, Allied Health interventions (AH), and Manual Therapies (MT) in middle-aged and older Australian women. Cross-sectional data from the 2007 phase of the Longitudinal study of Aging in Women (LAW study) was analyzed. Self-reported 12-month usage patterns of CAM, AH, and MT were determined by mailed questionnaire. Results revealed that 56.2% of the middle-aged group, and 55.0% of the older group used CAM, AH, and MT services in the previous 12 months (a nonsignificant difference). In contrast, there was a highly significant difference between the overall use of CAM products by middle-aged women (88.2%) and older women (67.7%: p = .002).
Sarris
Jerome
J
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. j.sarris@uq.edu.au
Robins Wahlin
Tarja-Brita
TB
Goncalves
Daniela C
DC
Byrne
Gerard J
GJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires