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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The continuing use of complementary and alternative medicine in South Australia: costs and beliefs in 2004 |
Author: | MacLennan, A. Myers, S. Taylor, A. |
Citation: | Medical Journal of Australia, 2006; 184(1):27-31 |
Publisher: | Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0025-729X 1326-5377 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Alastair H MacLennan, Stephen P Myers and Anne W Taylor |
Abstract: | Objective: To survey the use, cost, beliefs and quality of life of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Design: A representative population survey conducted in 2004 with longitudinal comparison to similar 1993 and 2000 surveys. Participants: 3015 South Australian respondents over the age of 15 years (71.7% participation). Results: In 2004, CAMs were used by 52.2% of the population. Greatest use was in women aged 25–34 years, with higher income and education levels. CAM therapists had been visited by 26.5% of the population. In those with children, 29.9% administered CAMs to them and 17.5% of the children had visited CAM therapists. The total extrapolated cost in Australia of CAMs and CAM therapists in 2004 was AUD$1.8 billion, which was a decrease from AUD$2.3 billion in 2000. CAMs were used mostly to maintain general health. The users of CAM had lower quality-of-life scores than non-users. Among CAM users, 49.7% used conventional medicines on the same day and 57.2% did not report the use of CAMs to their doctor. About half of the respondents assumed that CAMs were independently tested by a government agency; of these, 74.8% believed they were tested for quality and safety, 21.8% for what they claimed, and 17.9% for efficacy. Conclusions: Australians continue to use high levels of CAMs and CAM therapists. The public is often unaware that CAMs are not tested by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for efficacy or safety. |
Keywords: | Humans Complementary Therapies Health Care Surveys Longitudinal Studies Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Quality of Life Socioeconomic Factors Adolescent Adult Aged Middle Aged Health Expenditures South Australia Female Male |
Description: | The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included. |
DOI: | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00092.x |
Published version: | http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/184_01_020106/mac10324_fm.html |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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