Stroke patient experience while on complementary and alternative medicine (n=90).
| Time of CAM use* | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Prehospitalization | 6 (6.67) |
| During hospitalization | 24 (26.67) |
| Posthospitalization | 65 (72.22) |
| Length of CAM use after stroke onset | |
| <1 month | 56 (62.22) |
| 1–3 months | 24 (26.67) |
| ≥4 months | 10 (11.11) |
| Use of medication while on CAM | |
| Discontinued their medications | 6 (6.67) |
| Used CAM while continuing their medications | 84 (93.33) |
| CAM and patient–physician experience* | |
| Informed their doctor about CAM use | 28 (31.11) |
| Doctors asked their patients about CAM use | 23 (25.56) |
| With intention to discuss CAM use with their doctor | 73 (81.11) |
| Improvement reported after CAM use* | |
| Subjective physical improvement | 41 (45.56) |
| Subjective psychological improvement | 56 (62.22) |
| Source of information* | |
| Relatives/Friends | 87 (96.7) |
| Social media and the Internet | 3 (3.3) |
| Other patients | 7 (7.8) |
↵* For this question, the participants could choose more than one answer