Research Article

Testing the Traditional Chinese Medicine Consultation Model for Adherence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Table 2

Participant health problems.

Health problemNumber of participants (%) (total: 101)

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue31 (30.7)
Multiple16 (15.8)
General health and wellbeing12 (11.9)
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services6 (5.9)
Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified6 (5.9)
Treatment modality6 (5.9)
Mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders4 (4.0)
Diseases of the nervous system4 (4.0)
Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes4 (4.0)
Neoplasms2 (2.0)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases2 (2.0)
Diseases of the respiratory system2 (2.0)
Diseases of the digestive system2 (2.0)
Diseases of the genitourinary system1 (1.0)
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism1 (1.0)
Diseases of the circulatory system1 (1.0)
External causes of morbidity1 (1.0)
Duration of days the therapist was seen [median (range)][1095 (1–7300)]