METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, a logistic regression analysis examined associations between CAM use and clinical findings at a public outpatient spine department. Chi-squared test examined the association between self-reported reasons for CAM use and the diagnostic groups.
RESULTS: Of the 432 patients in the study population, 23.8% reported using CAM within 12 months prior to clinical assessment. CAM use was associated with being female and of younger age. Seeking CAM was not associated with clinical findings nor diagnosis, and no statistically significant association between the reasons for seeking CAM and the diagnostic groups was described.
CONCLUSIONS: Among patients referred to specialist care for back pain, this study provides no evidence that the spinal condition should be expected to lead to the use of CAM. Only the individual demographic findings, specifically age and gender, were associated with CAM use.
方法:在一项横断面研究中,一项logistic回归分析检查了公共门诊脊柱科使用CAM和临床发现之间的关联.卡方检验检查了自我报告的CAM使用原因与诊断组之间的关联。
结果:在研究人群中的432名患者中,23.8%的人在临床评估前12个月内报告使用CAM。CAM的使用与女性和年轻有关。寻找CAM与临床表现或诊断无关,并且没有描述寻找CAM的原因与诊断组之间的统计学显著关联.
结论:在接受背痛专科护理的患者中,这项研究没有提供证据表明脊柱疾病应该导致CAM的使用.只有个人的人口统计结果,特别是年龄和性别,与CAM使用相关。