Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults with migraines/severe headaches.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to determine patterns, reasons for, and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by US adults with migraines/severe headaches.

Background

While many patients with chronic conditions use CAM, little is known about CAM use by adults with migraines/severe headaches.

Methods

We compared CAM use between adults with and without self-reported migraines/severe headaches using the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (n=23,393), a national cross-sectional survey.

Results

Adults with migraines/severe headaches used CAM more frequently than those without (49.5% vs 33.9%, P< .0001); differences persisted after adjustment (adjusted odds ratio=1.29, 95% confidence interval [1.15, 1.45]). Mind-body therapies (eg, deep breathi

SUBMITTER: Wells RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3627391 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature