Characteristics of patients in the control group compared with treatment group and its two subgroups
| Characteristics | Control group n=76 n (%) | Treatment groups n=104 n (%) | p Values | ||
| Total treatment group n=104 | AIC treatment subgroup n=75 | Non-AIC treatment subgroup n=29 | |||
| Age mean±SD | 57.3±13.4 | 56.4±12.9 | 57.01±13.5 | 54.7±11.2 | p1=0.64 p2=0.41 |
| Language Hebrew | 36 (47.4%) | 72 (69.2%) | 50 (66.7%) | 22 (75.9%) | p1=0.004 p2=0.48 |
| Country of birth Israeli-born | 42 (55.3%) | 62 (62.0%) | 46 (64.8%) | 16 (55.2%) | p1=0.43 p2=0.37 |
| Residence Haifa and suburbs (vs periphery) | 43 (56.6%) | 74 (71.2%) | 54 (72%) | 20 (69%) | p1=0.057 p2=0.81 |
| Cancer site: breast (vs gynaecological cancers) | 62 (81.6%) | 69 (66.9%) | 48 (64.0%) | 21 (72.4%) | p1=0.04 p2=0.35 |
| Cancer recurrence Yes | 23 (30%) | 29 (27.9%) | 20 (26.7%0 | 9 (31.0%) | p1=0.74 p2=0.64 |
| Evidence of metastasis Yes | 31 (40.8%0 | 37 (35.6%) | 27 (36.0%0 | 10 (34.5%0 | p1=0.53 p2=1.00 |
| Oncology treatment setting Adjuvant/neoadjuvant (vs palliative) | 46 (61.3%) | 71 (68.3%) | 51 (68%) | 20 (69%) | p1=0.34 p2=1.00 |
| Education High school and academic | 47 (61.8%) | 88 (86.3%) | 65 (87.8%) | 23 (82.1%) | p1=0.0003 p2=0.52 |
| Occupation Unemployed | 36 (47.4%) | 34 (33.0%) | 21 (28.3%) | 13 (44.8%) | p1=0.06 p2=0.16 |
| Income Average and below | 65 (91.5%) | 79 (77.5%) | 55 (74.3%) | 24 (85.7%) | p1=0.02 p2=0.29 |
| Religiosity Secular | 33 (43.4%0 | 51 (50.5%) | 37 (50.7%) | 14 (50.0%) | p1=0.36 p2=1.00 |
| Religion Jewish | 54 (71.1%) | 82 (79.6%) | 58 (77.3%) | 24 (85.7%) | p1=0.22 p2=0.42 |
| Prior CM use, non-cancer-related: Yes | 35 (46.1%) | 65 (62.5%) | 51 (68.0%) | 14 (48.3%) | p1=0.034 p2=0.074 |
| Cancer-related CM use Yes | 8 (10.5%) | 63 (60.6%) | 52 (69.3%) | 11 (37.9%) | p1<0.0001 p2=0.007 |
| There is a connection between body and soul,* mean±SD | 5.57±1.75 | 6.30±1.31 | 6.31±1.26 | 6.27±15 | p1=0.021 p2=0.91 |
| CM perceived effectiveness,* mean±SD | 5.04±2.05 | 5.64±1.31 | 5.90±1.18 | 4.73±1.33 | p1=0.10 p2=0.002 |
| CM perceived risk,* mean±SD | 2.27±1.93 | 1.55±1.14 | 1.52±1.08 | 1.69±1.44 | p1=0.038 p2=0.63 |
p1=total treatment versus control; p2=AIC versus non-AIC.
*Data based on a Likert scale scored from 1 (very slightly agree) to 7 (agree very much).
AIC, adherence to integrative care; CM, complementary medicine.