Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among People with Type 2 Diabetes in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 1

Cardboard prompt list for conducting the face-to-face interviews with the participants explaining the content of fourteen CAM therapies.

Items	CAM modalities	Specific treatments
1	Acupuncture	To insert fine needles into acupoints, moxibustion, and acupressure
2	Homeopathy	Animal, plant, mineral, and synthetic substances in its remedies, isopathy, and flower remedies
3	Chinese herbal medicine	Ginseng (Panax ginseng), Dong quai (Angelica sinensis), and Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
4	Nutrients supplements	Multiple-vitamins, vitamins, fish oil, minerals, and glucosamine
5	Non-Chinese herbs	Bilberry, opunita, and fenugreek seed
6	Diet modification	Organic food, purified diet (not suggested by conventional healthcare professionals)
7	Cupping, Scraping	Cupping: the cup to stick to the skin via suction, Gua-sha, and Tui-na
8	Manipulative-based therapies	Chiropractic, osteopathic, and kneading
9	Folk therapies	Knife therapy, water therapy, and fire therapy
10	Biofield therapy	The human body kinematics, Gi-gone, Tai-chi, and Reiki,
11	Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies	Magnetic fields, pulsed fields, and two polar faradisms
12	Supernatural healings	Shou-jing, ji-tong, fengshui, bai-bai, divination, and changing individual’s name
13	Aromatherapy	Aroma oil, balsam, lavender, and peppermint oil
14	Mind-body therapy	Meditation, yoga, and hypnotization