Patterns of conventional and complementary non-pharmacological health practice use by US military veterans: a cross-sectional latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-pharmacological therapies and practices are commonly used for both health maintenance and management of chronic disease. Patterns and reasons for use of health practices may identify clinically meaningful subgroups of users. The objectives of this study were to identify classes of self-reported use of conventional and complementary non-pharmacological health practices using latent class analysis and estimate associations of participant characteristics with class membership.

Methods

A mailed survey (October 2015 to September 2016) of Minnesota National Guard Veterans from a longitudinal cohort (n = 1850) assessed current pain, self-reported overall health, mental health, substance use, personality traits, and health practice use. We developed the Health Practic

SUBMITTER: Donaldson MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6125945 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature