1 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
2 University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
J Aging Health. 2019 Sep;31(8):1376-1397. doi: 10.1177/0898264318780023. Epub 2018 Jun 14.
To describe, for a national sample of midlife and older adults, the types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) used for health and wellness and the perceived benefits of CAM use by race/ethnicity. Using data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, we ran multiple logistic regression models to estimate the odds of each perceived benefit among adults ages 50 and older. More than 38% of midlife and older adults used CAM in the past year. For six of seven perceived benefits examined, we found significant differences by race/ethnicity, with each group having higher odds of two or more perceived benefits compared with non-Hispanic Whites. Although racial/ethnic minority groups are less likely to use CAM compared with non-Hispanic Whites, those who use CAM perceive great benefit. Future research should examine the potential contribution of evidence-based CAM to promoting health and well-being in a diverse aging population.
描述全国中年和老年人样本中用于健康和保健的补充和替代医学（CAM）类型，以及按种族/族裔划分的 CAM 使用的感知益处。 使用 2012 年全国健康访谈调查的数据，我们运行了多个逻辑回归模型来估计 50 岁及以上成年人中每种感知益处的可能性。 在过去一年中，超过 38%的中年和老年人使用了 CAM。 在检查的七个感知益处中的六个中，我们发现了种族/族裔之间的显著差异，每个群体与非西班牙裔白人相比，具有更高的两种或更多种感知益处的可能性。 尽管与非西班牙裔白人相比，少数族裔群体使用 CAM 的可能性较小，但他们认为 CAM 有很大的益处。 未来的研究应该研究循证 CAM 对促进多样化的老年人口健康和福祉的潜在贡献。
