WOMEN'S ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USE--MULTIETHNIC SURVEY

描述（改编自申请人的摘要）： 美国人正在使用补充和替代疗法（CAM）， 大多数用户是妇女。然而，人们对这种疾病的流行程度知之甚少， 女性CAM使用模式，所用治疗的感知疗效，以及 与使用CAM解决妇女健康问题相关的因素。信息 特别是少数民族妇女，由于文化或其他原因， 可能比其他人更有可能使用CAM。的主要目的 拟议的研究是在全国范围内进行一次多语种的调查， 3300名年龄在18-80岁之间的女性，平均分布在高加索人、非洲裔美国人、 墨西哥裔美国人和华裔美国人，以确定妇女的患病率 使用补充药物解决妇女的健康问题。 调查的具体目的是：1）描述CAM的使用模式， 妇女在生命周期中经历的健康状况，包括月经 疾病，更年期症状，怀孕和妇科症状 疾病; 2）描述使用的CAM的广泛类别，以及特定的 在每一类别中使用的补救措施，包括在国家一级和在四个类别中使用的补救措施， 种族/族裔群体; 3）确定是否流行和模式， 在四个目标种族/族裔群体中，妇女对补充和替代疗法的使用各不相同;以及4） 检查每个种族/民族群体中CAM使用的协变量。等 因素包括年龄、健康状况、教育程度、 文化适应和态度。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the Applicant's Abstract): Increasing numbers of Americans are using complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) and the majority of users are women. Yet little is known about the prevalence and patterns of women's CAM use, the perceived efficacy of treatments used, and factors associated with using CAM for women's health concerns. Information is especially sparse regarding minority women who, for cultural or other reasons, may be more likely than others to use CAM. The primary objective of the proposed study is to conduct a nationwide, multilingual survey of approximately 3300 women aged 18-80 equally distributed among Caucasians, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Chinese-Americans to determine the prevalence of women's use of complementary medicine for women's health concerns. The specific aims of the survey are: 1) to describe patterns of CAM use for women's health conditions experienced over the life-cycle, including menstrual disorders, menopausal symptoms, symptoms of pregnancy and gynecological disorders; 2) to describe broad categories of CAM used, as well as specific remedies used in each category, both nationally and in each of the four racial/ethnic groups; 3) to determine whether the prevalence and patterns of CAM use differ among women in the four targeted racial/ethnic groups; and 4) to examine the covariates of CAM use in each of the racial/ethnic groups. Such factors ma include age, health status, educational attainment, level of acculturation, and attitudes.