Alternative Therapies as a Substitute for Costly Prescription Medications: Results from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey
Journal
Clinical therapeutics
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
5
Pages
1022
Date Issued
2015-06-03
Author(s)
Abstract
Some researchers have suggested that the popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the United States is due, in part, to the growing cost of conventional medical care. The 2011 National Health Interview Survey is the first population survey that directly asks respondents if they have substituted alternative therapies for prescription medications. The purpose of this study was to estimate the adult prevalence of CAM substitution and to identify factors associated with cost-related CAM use.
Subjects
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); cost; prescriptions; substitution
Type
journal article