A new generation of complementary medicine users?

OBJECTIVES: To determine regular use of alternative remedies amongst undergraduate students. DESIGN: Questionnaire covered use of alternative remedies as well as demographic details. SETTINGS/LOCATION: Online completion of the questionnaire. SUBJECTS: Sixty-nine participants (55 female, 14 male) aged between 18 to 30 years studying undergraduate psychology at Bournemouth University, Dorset, UK. INTERVENTIONS: Structured open and closed questions; all questions were given to all of the participants. OUTCOME MEASURES: Qualitative comments were captured as well as percentage of respondents according to answers collected. RESULTS: Most respondents had used remedies for exam "anxiety" and obtained these products from relatives or friends or relatives. CONCLUSIONS: Reasons of effect provided by participants were that they provided a genuine effect; a general effect; or a placebo effect.