Table 4 Odds ratios and confidence intervals (95% CI) of the chance that chronically ill people will use CAM (N = 944)
Trust in: | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
- present health care (score 1–10) | 1.15 | 0.91 – 1.46 |
- future health care (score 1–10) | 0.73 | 0.61 – 0.87 |
- medical possibilities (score 1–10) | 1.16 | 0.93 – 1.46 |
- regular health care professionals (score 1–4) | 0.18 | 0.10 – 0.33 |
- alternative practitioners (score 1–4) | 8.23 | 5.63 – 12.04 |
Socio-demographic characteristics: | Â | Â |
- gender (1 = female) | 3.35 | 2.13 – 5.26 |
- age (years) | 0.98 | 0.96 – 0.99 |
- medium educational level1 | 2.12 | 1.32 – 3.40 |
- high educational level1 | 1.78 | 0.98 – 3.23 |
Disease characteristics: | Â | Â |
- illness duration (years) | 1.01 | 0.98 – 1.02 |
- comorbidity (1 = yes) | 1.38 | 0.88 – 2.18 |
- functional status (1 = excellent, 5 = poor) | 1.19 | 0.93 – 1.53 |
Type of chronic disease:2 | Â | Â |
- musculoskeletal diseases | 0.95 | 0.54 – 1.67 |
- asthma/COPD | 0.39 | 0.20 – 0.76 |
- diabetes | 0.48 | 0.24 – 0.98 |
- cardiovascular diseases | 0.22 | 0.08 – 0.58 |
- neurological diseases | 0.52 | 0.23 – 1.15 |
- cancer (not in a terminal stage) | 0.93 | 0.37 – 2.32 |
- digestive diseases | 1.31 | 0.44 – 3.91 |