Racial and Ethnic Variation in Complementary and Integrative Health Therapy Use Among US Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

White individuals are the greatest users of complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies in the general population, but this might partially be due to differences in age, health condition, and location. Identifying the nuances in racial and ethnic differences in care is one important step to addressing them.

Objective

To evaluate racial and ethnic differences in Veterans Affairs (VA)-covered CIH therapy use in a more nuanced manner by examining the association of 5 demographic characteristics, health conditions, and medical facility locations with those differences.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cross-sectional observational study of VA health care system users, using electronic health record and administrative data at all VA medic

SUBMITTER: Tobin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276309 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature