Ways participants introduced to CAM | n (%) | Reasons for using CAM | n (%) | Reasons for stopping CAM | n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recommended by a friend or a relative. | 55 (47) | I like to try anything that may work | 62 (53) | I finished the treatment course | 39 (27) |
Prescribed, or referred to it, by a health professional | 35 (30) | I was referred to it or it was prescribed for me | 29 (25) | I don't think I need it anymore | 13 (9) |
Media (TV, radio, newspapers, Internet) | 27 (23) | I find that it helps me in general not just for pain | 23 (20) | Cannot afford it | 6 (4) |
Literature | 10 (9) | I believe in it | 22 (19) | It caused me problems or side effects | 6 (4) |
Practice it/involved with it | 10 (9) | Other treatment caused me problems or side effects | 2 (2) | I heard of a bad experience with it | 1 |
 |  |  |  | Not available where I live | 0 |
 |  |  |  | My doctor advised me against it | 0 |
Other ways* | 22 (19) | Other reasons* | 19 (16) | Other reasons* | 79 (55) |
Found it in a shop | Â | Brought in by a relative | Â | Didn't help | 40 |
Local advertisement | Â | Compatible with birth sign | Â | Only use it when I need it | 31 |
Previous experience | Â | Suggestion by others | Â | Not practical | Â |
Family experience | Â | Persuaded by evidence | Â | Caused more pain | Â |
Experience at vet use | Â | Natural product | Â | Staining | Â |
Workshop | Â | Carried on, don't know | Â | Â | Â |
Health farm | Â | Family experience | Â | Â | Â |
Own initiative | Â | Has no side effects | Â | Â | Â |
Practitioner is a friend | Â | Previous experience | Â | Â | Â |
The gym | Â | Heard its good | Â | Â | Â |
Social class | Â | Recommended in a magazine | Â | Â | Â |
 |  | Thought it may work |  |  |  |
Total | 116 | Total | 116 | Total | 144 |