Hanssen Borghild, Grimsgaard Sameline, Launsø Laila, Fønnebø Vinjar, Falkenberg Torkel, Rasmussen Niels Kr
National Research Centre in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway.
Scand J Prim Health Care. 2005 Mar;23(1):57-62. doi: 10.1080/02813430510018419.
To describe the prevalence of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Norway, Denmark and Stockholm County.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND SUBJECTS: In Norway, a national representative sample of 1000 participants completed telephone interviews regarding their CAM use in 1997 (response rate 51). In Denmark, a national representative sample of 16 690 participants completed questionnaires and interviews regarding their health and morbidity in 2000 (response rate 74). In Stockholm County, a randomly selected sample of 1001 participants completed telephone interviews about their CAM use in 2000 (response rate 63).
Prevalence of ever-use of CAM was 34% in Norway, 45% in Denmark, and 49% in Stockholm. Use of CAM is associated with poor self-reported health in all three studies, and with visits to a medical doctor in Denmark and Norway. More women than men, and more with higher education, reported use of CAM. Most frequently used CAM therapy was homeopathy in Norway, reflexology in Denmark, and massage in Stockholm County.
Use of CAM is common in the Scandinavian countries, and there are national differences regarding therapy preferences. Many individuals use both CAM and conventional health services.
描述挪威、丹麦和斯德哥尔摩郡补充和替代医学（CAM）的使用情况。
设计、研究地点和研究对象：在挪威，1997年有1000名全国代表性参与者完成了关于其CAM使用情况的电话访谈（应答率51%）。在丹麦，2000年有16690名全国代表性参与者完成了关于其健康和发病率的问卷调查及访谈（应答率74%）。在斯德哥尔摩郡，2000年随机抽取的1001名参与者完成了关于其CAM使用情况的电话访谈（应答率63%）。
挪威CAM的曾用率为34%，丹麦为45%，斯德哥尔摩为49%。在所有三项研究中，CAM的使用都与自我报告的健康状况不佳相关，在丹麦和挪威还与看医生的情况相关。报告使用CAM的女性多于男性，且高学历者更多。挪威最常使用的CAM疗法是顺势疗法，丹麦是反射疗法，斯德哥尔摩郡是按摩。
在斯堪的纳维亚国家，CAM的使用很普遍，且在治疗偏好方面存在国家差异。许多人同时使用CAM和传统医疗服务。
