Use of complementary and integrative health in Finland: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population based studies have shown large differences in the estimated prevalence of complementary and integrative health (CIH) usage between studies. This is in part due to there being no golden standard definition for CIH. In Finland, an updated and internationally comparable study on the prevalence of CIH usage is needed. In the present study, a modified Finnish version of the International Questionnaire to Measure Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (I-CAM-QFI) was utilised to examine prevalence of use of different CIH modalities and their experienced helpfulness in the general Finnish population.

Methods

Respondents aged 16 and above were invited to take part in this descriptive cross-sectional study through an online panel in December 2022. The usa

SUBMITTER: Pyykkonen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401804 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature