Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for biofeedback during the past 12 months (BIOYR) and had told a conventional medical professional about their use of biofeedback (BIOLCONVHP), BIOLPSYCHO indicates whether they had reported their use of biofeedback to a psychologist or social worker.

In both 2002 and 2007, interviewers asked, "During the past 12 months, did you let any of these conventional medical professionals know about your use of biofeedback?" and handed the respondent a card listing several types of conventional health care practitioners. If the answer was affirmative (i.e., a "Yes" response in BIOLCONVP), interviewers asked the follow-up question, "Which ones [did you tell]?" and noted, "You may choose more than one."

In both 2002 and 2007, the list of conventional medical professionals included the following:

• Medical doctor (including specialists) (BIOLMD)

• Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (BIOLNURS)

• Psychiatrist (BIOLPSYCHI)

• Dentist (including specialists) (BIOLDENT)

In 2007, the list included additional categories of conventional medical professionals. One such addition was "psychologist/social worker." The other categories of conventional medical professionals that were specified in 2007 only were:

• Pharmacist (BIOLPHARM)

• Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) (BIOLDO)

For more information about the full range of variables related to biofeedback, including definitions, see BIOYR.

Comparability

BIOLPSYCHO is available for 2007 only. In both 2002 and 2007, information was collected on whether use of biofeedback was reported to a psychiatrist. For comparison of results between the two years, researchers may wish to combine the variables relating to psychiatrists and psychologists/social workers; see BIOLPSYCHI for discussion.

For discussion of comparability issues affecting BIOLPSYCHO and related variables, see BIOLCONVHP. Only persons with a positive response in BIOLCONVHP were asked the follow-up question for BIOLPSYCHO.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT