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dc.contributor.advisorSteinsbekk, Aslak
dc.contributor.authorHødnebø, Frida
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-20T13:38:03Z
dc.date.available2017-09-20T13:38:03Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2455830
dc.description.abstractAim: To do a cross sectional study investigating the characteristics of persons who consult a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioner with a conventional medical background compared to those who consult a CAM practitioner without a conventional medical background with regards to demographics, lifestyle, health care use, motives for visiting a CAM practitioner and type of CAM modality used. Methods: A cross sectional study that included the population in The Nord Trøndelag health study 3 that received the questionnaires Q1, Q2 and Q3:CAM. The dependent variables included participants that have visited a CAM practitioner with a conventional medical background and participants that have visited a CAM practitioner without a conventional medical background. The independent variables included groups of demographic variables, lifestyle variables, health status variables, modality of choice and a number of reasons for using CAM. Multivariable logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratio for having visited a CAM practitioners with a conventional medical background. Results: A number of 4182 participants were included in this study. The variables that were significantly associated with higher odds of visiting a CAM practitioner with a conventional medical background were being male (Adj OR 1.4), daily smoker (Adj OR 1.5), choosing acupuncture (Adj OR 1.4) or magnet therapy (Adj OR 1.8) and stating that the recommendation from a health professional is why they are using CAM (Adj OR 3.7). Middle level education (Adj OR 0.7), university level education (Adj OR 0.8), age 50-59 (Adj OR 0.6), stating that their reason for using CAM is lacking effect in the conventional health care system (Adj OR 0.7), to avoid side effects of medical treatment (Adj OR 0.7), having faith in CAM (Adj OR 0.7), previous experience with CAM (Adj OR 0.8) and because of recommendation by others (Adj OR 0.6), and using homeopathy (Adj OR 0.5), reflexology (Adj OR 0.2), healing (Adj OR 0.1), naturopathy (Adj OR 0.2) and other CAM therapy (Adj OR 0.6) were associated with lower odds of visiting a CAM practitioner with a conventional medical background. A sub analysis of acupuncture visitors showed that being male, daily smoker and to state that the recommendation from health professionals is why they are using CAM was associated with 6 higher odds of visiting an acupuncturist with a conventional medical background. The acupuncture visitors that had stated that lacking effect of treatment in the conventional health care system, to avoid side effects of medical treatment, faith in alternative therapies and recommended by others were associated with lower odds of visiting a CAM practitioner with a conventional medical background. Conclusion: The visitors own reasons for visiting a CAM practitioner and which modality the visitor had received were most strongly associated with visiting a CAM practitioners with a conventional medical background.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherNTNUnb_NO
dc.titleDifferences Between Visitors of CAM Practitioners With and Without a Conventional Medical Background in a Total Population in Central Norway (HUNT Studies)nb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801nb_NO


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