<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""> <div class=""><b class=""> Utilization and perceived benefits of homeopathy and herbal therapies in U.S. adults: Implications of patient-centered care<br class=""></b>Taeho Greg Rhee, Jeremy Y.Ng, Jeffery A.Dusek<br class=""><br class="">We evaluated reasons for and perceived benefits of using homeopathic and herbal therapies in U.S. adults. Data were collected from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, which represents non-institutionalized U.S. adults (n = 33,167 unweighted). In the past 12 months, 18.6% (41.95 million) of U.S. adults reported using either homeopathy and/or herbal therapies. Among these users, 34.8% and 5.1% used them for wellness only and treatment only, respectively. 60.1% reported using homeopathic and herbal therapies for a combination of both treatment and wellness. In four out of seven self-reported perceived benefit measures, users for wellness only and for a combination of both treatment and wellness had higher likelihood of reporting benefits, compared to those who used CAM for treatment only (p < 0.001). Overall, homeopathic and herbal therapies maybe a promising lifestyle approach to enhance health-related quality of life in U.S. adults, but future research is needed to establish safety and efficacy issues.<br class=""><br class="">Disponibile il full-text su richiesta </div> </body></html>