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Age, Race, and Ethnicity in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Health Self-Management

Evidence from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey

Joseph G. Grzywacz

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, grzywacz{at}wfubmc.edu

Wei Lang

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Cynthia Suerken

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Sara A. Quandt

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Ronny A. Bell

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Thomas A. Arcury

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Objectives: Determine if complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use for treating existing conditions and for health maintenance differs by age and ethnicity. Methods: Data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey were used to operationalize distinct types of CAM in terms of (a) no use, (b) use for treatment only, (c) use for prevention only, and (d) use for both treatment and prevention. Differences in CAM use by age and ethnicity were examined using SUDAAN to adjust for design effects. Results: Associations of age with CAM use are curvilinear but differed by ethnicity. Some types of CAM are used primarily for treatment; others are used for health maintenance. Discussion: CAM use is one component of adults’ overall approach to health self-management. Patterns of CAM use by age and ethnicity likely reflect differences in CAM availability and prevailing public health policies when adults began making their own health-related decisions.

Key Words: complementary and alternative medicine • health self-management • health care behavior • adulthood • life course

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 17, No. 5, 547-572 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305279821
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