Marian Zboraj02.13.07
More than 37% of U.S. households regularly turn to alternative treatments for everything from headaches to diabetes, according to a survey conducted by Thomson Medstat, Ann Arbor, MI, a business of The Thomson Corporation.
Thomson Medstat's 2006 consumer healthcare survey asked 23,000 adults about their use of alternative medicine and found that:
For more information on the survey findings, visit www.medstat.com/insights_and_resources/research_briefs_detail.aspx?id=7 00
Thomson Medstat's 2006 consumer healthcare survey asked 23,000 adults about their use of alternative medicine and found that:
- 37.2% of U.S. households use some form of alternative medicine. The most common reason was to improve general wellness.
- Alternative medicine use is most prevalent among those with annual incomes exceeding $100,000 and those with post-graduate college degrees.
- 64.1% of respondents said their physicians were aware of their use of alternative medicine.
- 41.9% said at least some of the costs of their alternative treatments were covered by insurance.
- Herbal supplements and massage/chiropractic care were the most commonly used alternative care, followed by mind/body practices, energy therapies and naturopathy.
For more information on the survey findings, visit www.medstat.com/insights_and_resources/research_briefs_detail.aspx?id=7 00