Changes in the use practitioner-based complementary and alternative medicine over time in Canada: Cohort and period effects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing. However the factors contributing to changes over time and to birth cohort differences in CAM use are not well understood.

Setting

We used data from 10186 participants, who were aged 20-69 years at the first cycle of data collection in the longitudinal component of the Canadian National Population Health Survey (1994/95-2010/11). We examined chiropractic and other practitioner-based CAM use with a focus on five birth cohorts: pre-World War II (born 1925-1934); World War II (born 1935-1944); older baby boomers (born 1945-1954); younger baby boomers (born 1955-1964); and Gen Xers (born 1965-1974). The survey collected data every two years on predisposing (e.g., sex, education), enabling (e.g., income

SUBMITTER: Canizares M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5426710 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature