Use of complementary medicine products: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of 2019 Australian adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To provide a contemporary description of complementary medicine (CM) product use in Australia.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Online.

Participants

A nationally representative sample (n=2019) of the Australian adult population.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Primary outcomes measures included the use and type of CM products used, and source of recommendation. Secondary measures included disclosure of CM product use to health practitioners, concomitant use of pharmaceuticals and predictors of use.

Results

Prevalence of CM product use was 50.3%, with the most frequently used being vitamin and mineral supplements (VMSs; 47.8%) and homoeopathic medicines the least used (6.8%). A majority of respondents using CM products were

SUBMITTER: Harnett JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661602 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature