TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and Predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use among Ivy League College Students
T2 - Implications for Student Health Services
AU - Versnik Nowak, Amy L.
AU - Degise, Joe
AU - Daugherty, Amanda
AU - O'Keefe, Richard
AU - Seward, Samuel
AU - Setty, Suma
AU - Tang, Fanny
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/8/18
Y1 - 2015/8/18
N2 - Determine prevalence and types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies used and test the significance of demographics and social cognitive constructs as predictors of CAM use in a college sample. Secondary purpose was to guide the integration of CAM therapies into college health services. Participants: Random, stratified sample of 2,553 undergraduates and graduate students enrolled at Columbia University. Methods: Web-based survey e-mailed to a random sample of 6,482 students. Regression analyses used to determine predictors of CAM use. Results: Nearly 82% of respondents reported using at least 1 form of CAM in the last 12 months, the most common being nonvitamin, nonmineral (NVNM) products, yoga, deep breathing exercises, massage therapy, and meditation. Sex, student home origin, outcome expectancies, observational learning, and attitude toward CAM were found as significant predictors of CAM use. Conclusions: Ongoing assessment of CAM use can assist administrators and providers to enhance college health services and programs.
AB - Determine prevalence and types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies used and test the significance of demographics and social cognitive constructs as predictors of CAM use in a college sample. Secondary purpose was to guide the integration of CAM therapies into college health services. Participants: Random, stratified sample of 2,553 undergraduates and graduate students enrolled at Columbia University. Methods: Web-based survey e-mailed to a random sample of 6,482 students. Regression analyses used to determine predictors of CAM use. Results: Nearly 82% of respondents reported using at least 1 form of CAM in the last 12 months, the most common being nonvitamin, nonmineral (NVNM) products, yoga, deep breathing exercises, massage therapy, and meditation. Sex, student home origin, outcome expectancies, observational learning, and attitude toward CAM were found as significant predictors of CAM use. Conclusions: Ongoing assessment of CAM use can assist administrators and providers to enhance college health services and programs.
KW - Alternative medicine
KW - college
KW - complementary medicine
KW - social cognitive theory
KW - university
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2015.1042878
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2015.1042878
M3 - Article
C2 - 26010373
AN - SCOPUS:84939554756
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 63
SP - 362
EP - 372
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 6
ER -