Sara A. Quandt|Edward H. Ip|Santiago Saldana|Thomas A. Arcury
Comparing two questionnaires for eliciting CAM use in a multi-ethnic US population of older adults
Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University
introduction nafkam international cam questionnaire icamq designed facilitate crossstudy comparisons cam usage research presents first empirical study icamqs performance materials methods data collected two studies multiethnic african american american indian white population older adults us 2010 564 adults 60 years recruited icamq intervieweradministered data compared collected 2002 random sample 701 medicare recipients 65 years 2002 survey included extensive inventory specific cam therapies derived local ethnographic research comparisons responses 14 cam modalities common two studies used logistic regression adjusted demographics results significant differences 2002 2010 surveys proportions reporting 10 modalities including use chiropractors homeopaths acupuncturists herbalists spiritual healers vitamins minerals homeopathic remedies qigong visualization prayer health significantly less use physicians use relaxation techniques reported 2010 herb use garlic specific herb reported significantly less 2010 conclusions overall icamq obtained results similar produced populationspecific questionnaire differences observed appear reflect differences studies inclusion criteria secular trends cam study supports intention icamq substitute local regional surveys order allow crossstudy comparisons cam use tests preferably contemporaneous data collection needed populations