Generational Differences in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in the Context of Chronic Diseases and Pain: Baby Boomers versus the Silent Generation

Ho, Tiffany; Rowland-Seymour, Anastasia; Frankel, Eitan; Li, Susan Q.; Mao, Jun J.

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130238

Cited by 19 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, little research specifically compares CAM use among baby boomers (those born between 1945 and 1964) and pre-boomers (those born before 1945). One study (18) examined generational differences in CAM use, but focused on chronic diseases that are physical (e.g., heart disease, cancer, stroke, lung disease and diabetes). Study findings indicated that even though pre-boomers report a substantially higher prevalence of chronic diseases, baby boomers report a higher use of CAM regardless of health status.…”

Section: Objectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Older Adults: Differences between Baby Boomers and Pre-Boomers

Groden

Woodward

Chatters

et al. 2017

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives Compares use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) across age cohorts. Design Secondary analysis of data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys. Participants Adults born in 1964 or earlier (n=11,371). Over half (61.3%) are baby boomers and fifty-three percent are female. Seventy-five percent of the sample is white, 10.2% African American, .6% black Caribbean, 9.35 Latino, and 4.1% Asian. Measurements The dependent variable is a dichotomous variable indicating use of any CAM, The main predictor of interest is age cohort categorized as pre-boomers (those born in 1945 or earlier) and baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964). Covariates include the use of traditional service providers in the past 12 months and 12-month mood, anxiety, and substance disorder. Disorders were assessed with the Diagnostic and Statistical manual World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI). Logistic regression was used to test the association between use of CAM and age cohort. Results Baby boomers were more likely than pre-boomers to report using CAM for a mental disorder. Among identified CAM users, a higher proportion of baby boomers reported using most individual CAM modalities. Prayer and spiritual practices was the only CAM used by more pre-boomers. Conclusions Age cohort plays a significant role in shaping individual health care behaviors and service use and may influence future trends in the use of CAM for behavioral health. Health care providers need to be aware of patient use of CAM and communicate with them about the pros and cons of alternative therapies.

show abstract

Section: Objectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Older Adults: Differences between Baby Boomers and Pre-Boomers

Groden

Woodward

Chatters

et al. 2017

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…These may be differences that are unique to a particular birth cohort or that accumulate over the lifetime. Only two studies have examined cohort differences in CAM use [13, 14]. Both reported greater CAM use in more recent cohorts, but used cross-sectional data and could not distinguish cohort effects from age and period effects (secular changes over time).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Health variables are also important. Studies consistently indicate that chronic conditions and pain are significantly related to CAM use [7, 13, 25–27]. Therefore, it is reasonable to hypothesize that the growing number of people living with chronic conditions may also underlie the growing trend in CAM use [28–30].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in the use practitioner-based complementary and alternative medicine over time in Canada: Cohort and period effects

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundThe use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing. However the factors contributing to changes over time and to birth cohort differences in CAM use are not well understood.SettingWe used data from 10186 participants, who were aged 20–69 years at the first cycle of data collection in the longitudinal component of the Canadian National Population Health Survey (1994/95-2010/11). We examined chiropractic and other practitioner-based CAM use with a focus on five birth cohorts: pre-World War II (born 1925–1934); World War II (born 1935–1944); older baby boomers (born 1945–1954); younger baby boomers (born 1955–1964); and Gen Xers (born 1965–1974). The survey collected data every two years on predisposing (e.g., sex, education), enabling (e.g., income), behavior-related factors (e.g., obesity), need (e.g., chronic conditions), and use of conventional care (primary care and specialists).ResultsThe findings suggest that, at corresponding ages, more recent cohorts reported greater CAM (OR = 25.9, 95% CI: 20.0; 33.6 for Gen Xers vs. pre-World War) and chiropractic use than their predecessors (OR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.7; 2.8 for Gen Xers vs. pre-World War). There was also a secular trend of increasing CAM use, but not chiropractic use, over time (period effect) across all ages. Factors associated with cohort differences were different for CAM and chiropractic use. Cohort differences in CAM use were partially related to a period effect of increasing CAM use over time across all ages while cohort differences in chiropractic use were related to the higher prevalence of chronic conditions among recent cohorts. The use of conventional care was positively related to greater CAM use (OR = 1.8, 95% CI: 1.6; 2.0) and chiropractic use (OR = 1.2, 95% CI: 1.1; 1.4) but did not contribute to changes over time or to cohort differences in CAM and chiropractic use.ConclusionThe higher CAM use over time and in recent cohorts could reflect how recent generations are approaching their healthcare needs by expanding conventional care to include CAM therapies and practice for treatment and health promotion. The findings also underscore the importance of doctors discussing CAM use with their patients.

show abstract

“…(1) CAIM therapy use is high and rising . Research suggests 12-month prevalence of any CAIM usage (excluding prayer) in the USA is around 35 – 50%; Baby Boomers (adults born from 1946 to 1964) report significantly higher rates of use than the Silent Generation (born from 1925 to 1945) for chronic conditions 26 . (2) The global population is aging .…”

Section: Clinical Advances In Geriatric Depressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical Advances in Geriatric Psychiatry

Eyre

Baune

Lavretsky

2015

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The world’s population is ageing in the 21st century at a rate unprecedented in human history, and this will place substantial pressure on health systems across the world along with concurrent rises in chronic diseases. In particular, rates of cognitive disorders and late-life affective disorders are expected to rise. In correlation with ageing, there are robust predictions suggesting rates of age-related cognitive decline and dementia, and geriatric depression, will rise with serious consequences. Clearly innovative prevention and treatment strategies are needed. Here we reviewed the latest promising clinical advances which hold promise for assisting the prevention and treatment of depression and cognitive decline and dementia.

show abstract

Generational Differences in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in the Context of Chronic Diseases and Pain: Baby Boomers versus the Silent Generation

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Older Adults: Differences between Baby Boomers and Pre-Boomers

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Older Adults: Differences between Baby Boomers and Pre-Boomers

Changes in the use practitioner-based complementary and alternative medicine over time in Canada: Cohort and period effects

Clinical Advances in Geriatric Psychiatry

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About