Question 1

What are the potential downsides of credentialing and regulating CAM providers?

Accepted Answer

Credentialing and regulating CAM providers may create barriers to practice for some CAM providers, barriers to CAM access for low-income patients, and barriers to disclosure of CAM use in the conventional setting.

Question 2

Which statement about CAM use is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   Patients frequently die when they choose alternative medicine over conventional care.
B)   Most patients that use CAM use it in place of conventional medicine.
C)   Most CAM modalities are covered by public or private health insurance.
D)   CAM users are more likely to use conventional practitioners than non-CAM users. D

Question 3

In a 2001 survey of CAM use among women, Kronenberg and colleagues noted that _____ women were LEAST likely to have seen a CAM practitioner, and used CAM most often for joint pain, back pain, or osteoporosis.

Accepted Answer

A)   African-American
B)   Chinese American
C)   Mexican American
D)   non-Hispanic whites A

Question 4

The 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) findings showed that women without insurance were more likely to use alternative medical systems than women with insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Among cancer patients, those with _____ cancer are the most likely to use CAM therapies in conjunction with their conventional treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)   lung
B)   colorectal
C)   breast
D)   pancreatic

Question 6

The Feldenkrais method is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   traditional healing
B)   movement therapy
C)   energy medicine
D)   naturopathic medicine

Question 7

Which of the following is a complete system of theory and practice that cuts across all four CAM practice domains?

Accepted Answer

A)   mind-body medicine
B)   homeopathic medicine
C)   energy medicine
D)   manipulative and body-based practices

Question 8

Which term refers to healing and disease prevention through the intake of natural substances, such as botanicals, vitamins, minerals, and food?

Accepted Answer

A)   mind-body medicine
B)   manipulative and body-based practices
C)   energy medicine
D)   natural products

Question 9

Women who use CAM are more likely to engage in conventional public health vaccination efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most of the studies regarding CAM use have asked women exactly the same questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

List three reasons why women are motivated to use CAM.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Women who use CAM are more likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors such as refraining from smoking and having a lower body mass index.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the four CAM practice domains?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Why did many physicians stop recommending hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for easing the symptoms of menopause?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Young women of color are more likely to develop a sexually transmitted disease than men or white women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Epidemiology of Womens Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

What are the potential downsides of credentialing and regulating CAM providers?

Which statement about CAM use is correct?

In a 2001 survey of CAM use among women, Kronenberg and colleagues noted that _____ women were LEAST likely to have seen a CAM practitioner, and used CAM most often for joint pain, back pain, or osteoporosis.

The 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) findings showed that women without insurance were more likely to use alternative medical systems than women with insurance.

Among cancer patients, those with _____ cancer are the most likely to use CAM therapies in conjunction with their conventional treatment.

The Feldenkrais method is an example of _____.

Which of the following is a complete system of theory and practice that cuts across all four CAM practice domains?

Which term refers to healing and disease prevention through the intake of natural substances, such as botanicals, vitamins, minerals, and food?

Women who use CAM are more likely to engage in conventional public health vaccination efforts.

Most of the studies regarding CAM use have asked women exactly the same questions.

List three reasons why women are motivated to use CAM.

Women who use CAM are more likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors such as refraining from smoking and having a lower body mass index.

What are the four CAM practice domains?

Why did many physicians stop recommending hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for easing the symptoms of menopause?

Young women of color are more likely to develop a sexually transmitted disease than men or white women.