Research Article
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cases in South Korea
Table 3
Origins of CAM use (n = 55).
| | Questionnaire | n (%) |
| | Sources of information on CAM (n = 55) | | | Family members or friends | 35 (63.6) | | Internet, mass media, and books | 11 (20.0) | | Healthcare providers | 4 (7.3) | | Noninstitutional CAM practitioners | 1 (1.8) | | Others | 1 (1.8) | | Missing data | 3 (5.5) | | Counselling for CAM use (n = 55) | | | None | 15 (27.3) | | Family members | 15 (27.3) | | Healthcare providers | 12 (21.8) | | Unauthorized CAM practitioners | 7 (12.7) | | Patients with ALS | 4 (7.3) | | Others | 2 (3.6) | | Reason for not choosing healthcare providers as counsellors (n = 43) | | | No need to consult with healthcare providers | 22 (51.2) | | Healthcare providers have not inquired about CAM use | 7 (16.3) | | Fear of restriction of CAM use by healthcare providers | 5 (11.6) | | No time for consultation | 3 (7.0) | | Others | 5 (11.6) | | Missing data | 1 (2.3) |
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