a provider. “The 2007 NHIS
I
attended
a December 2008 study. There is only good news —
Webinar sponsored by the Americans are steadily increasing provides the most current compre-
National Center for Comple- their use and interest in alterna- hensive and reliable source of
mentary and Alternative Medicine tive health therapies! information on Americans’ use of
A More Natural State of the Union:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage in the United States Today
(NCCAM) that reviewed the The Eisenberg study surveyed CAM,” said Josephine P. Briggs,
findings of their 2007 survey 1549 adults aged 18 or older in M.D., director of NCCAM.
on Americans’ usage of comple- 1990, and the 2002 NCCAM “These statistics confirm that the
mentary and/or alternative study surveyed approximately CAM practices are a frequently
therapies in their health practices. 31,000 adults aged 18 or older used component of Americans’
It was interesting to listen to the (Eisenberg, 1993). The 2007 healthcare regimens, and reinforce
researchers share their findings NCCAM study surveyed a slightly the need for rigorous research to
and to see all the various graphs smaller number of adults aged 18 study the safety and effectiveness
and charts showing the continued and older (23, 393); however, it of these therapies. The data also
growth of many of the therapies also specifically surveyed CAM points out the need for patients
CCNH embraces in its philos- usage amongst children aged 17 and healthcare providers to
ophy. or younger by interviewing 9,417 openly discuss CAM use to ensure
The survey was the second adults on their behalf, and it also safe and coordinated care.”
time the National Heath Inter- included CAM use data according A comparison of the data
view Survey, an annual in-person to race and ethnicity. from the 2002 and 2007 surveys
survey of Americans about their The survey included ques- suggests a small increase in overall
health and illness-related experi- tions about 36 types of CAM use of CAM among adults from
ences, included the CAM question therapies commonly used in the 36 percent in 2002 to 38 percent
section. The NHIS first included United States, including 10 types in 2007, or slightly more than
the CAM section in the 2002 of provider-based therapies such one third of all adults are incor-
survey, which provided the most as chiropractic and 26 other ther- porating some aspect of CAM
recent results on adults’ usage of apies such as herbal and nutrition into their health routines. The
complementary and alternative supplements, deep breathing, and survey results also show consider-
medicine since the 1990 Eisenberg meditation that do not require able variation in the use of CAM
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