1. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches for Pain in Underserved Chinese- American Cancer Patients: Prevalence and Correlates 
Malcolm Barrett, MPH 
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 
Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages e1-e3 (April 2016)
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2. Fig. 1
Odds ratios for correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches for pain in Chinese-American immigrants with cancer (n = 170). *95% confidence bands that do not cross the reference line are statistically significant (P < 0.05). Binary variables (education, n = 168, active treatment, n = 166, opioid use, metastatic disease n = 148, female sex) indicate increase in odds when “yes”; continuous variables (MSAS-C, CHQ-12, pain interference, average pain intensity, n = 169, worst pain intensity, acculturation, n = 169, FACT-G, n = 121, age indicate increase in odds when increased by a unit of 1. aGlobal Distress Index includes four psychological symptoms (feeling sad, worrying, feeling irritable, and nervousness) and six physical symptoms (lack of energy, pain, lack of appetite, feeling drowsy, constipation, and dry mouth) and was measured on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Chinese. bMeasured on the Brief Pain Inventory–Chinese in the past 24 hours. cMeasured on the Chinese Health Questionnaire-12 (CHQ-12), where higher scores indicate greater psychological distress in the past week. dMeasured on the Marin Language Use Subscale, where higher scores indicate higher linguistic acculturation. eMeasured on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT-G)–Chinese, where higher scores indicate better quality of life in the past week.
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