Research Article
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Survey of Its Use in Pediatric Oncology
Table 2
Commonly used products/practices and their perceived helpfulness.
| | Product | Ever used (%) | Current use (%) | Perceived helpfulness | | | Total | Total | | Yes (%) | No (%) | Maybe (%) |
| | Vitamins and minerals | | | | | | | | Multivitamin | 64 (86.5) | 33 (71.7) | 55 | 31 (56.4) | 2 (3.6) | 22 (40.0) | | Folic acid | 7 (9.5) | 2 (4.3) | 5 | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (40.0) | | Vitamin B | 8 (10.8) | 1 (2.2) | 5 | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (20.0) | | Vitamin C | 32 (43.2) | 15 (32.6) | 27 | 19 (70.3) | 0 (0) | 8 (29.6) | | Calcium | 17 (23.0) | 8 (17.4) | 10 | 10 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (20.0) | | Herbals | | | | | | | | Echinacea | 15 (20.3) | 5 (10.9) | 12 | 10 (83.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (16.7) | | Garlic | 7 (9.5) | 2 (4.3) | 4 | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25.5) | | Peppermint | 6 (8.1) | 3 (6.5) | 5 | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (20.0) | | Homeopathics | | | | | | | | Cold remedy | 21 (28.4) | 4 (8.7) | 15 | 14 (93.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) | | Colic remedy | 12 (16.2) | 0 (0.0) | 8 | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0) | | Ear drops | 13 (17.6) | 0 (0.0) | 9 | 8 (88.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (11.1) | | Teething remedy | 19 (27.5) | 2 (4.3) | 14 | 13 (92.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.71) | | Miscellaneous | | | | | | | | Probiotics | 9 (12.2) | 6 (13.0) | 8 | 6 (75.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (25.0) | | Fish oil/omega 3s | 8 (10.8) | 2 (4.3) | 3 | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.6) | | Practice | Total | Total | | | | | | Aromatherapy | 9 (19.1) | 5 (13.9) | 6 | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Chiropractic | 13 (27.7) | 5 (13.9) | 12 | 9 (75.0) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (8.3) | | Energy healing | 9 (19.1) | 3 (8.3) | 8 | 7 (87.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) | | Faith healing | 24 (51.0) | 18 (50.0) | 24 | 19 (79.2) | 0 (0) | 5 (20.8) | | Massage | 22 (46.8) | 14 (38.9) | 19 | 19 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Relaxation | 12 (25.5) | 9 (25.0) | 11 | 11 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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