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Complementary Health Practice Review
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People's Choice: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Modalities

Anske Robinson, PhD

PO Box 973, Moe, Victoria, 3825, Australia, Anske.robinson{at}med.monash.edu.au

Janice Chesters, PhD

Simon Cooper, PhD

The diversity within CAM use in the community, and the beliefs, concerns, and characteristics of the users of individual CAM modalities was explored via a survey mailed to a randomly selected sample of 1,308 people in different metropolitan and rural localities in Victoria, Australia. The response rate was 40% (n = 459). The respondents' overall current CAM use was 52% and lifetime use was 85%. Chiropractic (50%), massage therapy, (50%), and vitamin or herbal supplements (39%) were the most frequently used modalities. A set of beliefs labeled holistic health care beliefs strongly predicted the use of Natural Remedy and Wellness modalities. Users of these modalities were more likely to be female, under the age of 60, and tertiary educated. Rurality characteristics did not predict rural CAM usage and were equally present in metropolitan and rural respondents. The respondents' decisions concerning CAM involved choosing a modality that fit their self-assessed health care needs.

Key Words: complementary and alternative medicine use • complementary medicine use • health care behavior • health care beliefs

Complementary Health Practice Review, Vol. 12, No. 2, 99-119 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1533210107302436
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