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BIOTGUM
Used biofeedback for: Gum disease
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Description

For sample adults age 18+ in 2007 and sample children under 18 in 2007 who had seen a practitioner for biofeedback in the past 12 months (BIOYR) and had used biofeedback to treat a specific health problem or condition (BIOTREAT), BIOTGUM indicates whether the person had used biofeedback to treat gum disease.

Related Variables

Gum disease was one of 31 possible specific conditions that both sample adults and sample children could report treating with biofeedback.

 

The other such conditions such are:

  • Attention Deficit Disorder (BIOTADD, 2007 only)
  • constipation needing medication (BIOTCONST, 2007 only)
  • influenza or pneumonia (BIOTFLU, 2007 only)
  • migraine or severe headache (BIOTMIG)
  • other developmental problem (BIOTODD)
  • other lung or breathing problem (BIOTOLUNG)
  • other musculoskeletal problem (BIOTOMUSC, 2007 only)

Additionally, there are 72 other conditions sample adults only could report treating with biofeedback, and 28 other conditions that could be reported for sample children only. For the full list of conditions, see BIOTREAT.

Biofeedback is one of 16 modalities of alternative medicine that were included in the 2002 and 2007 Alternative Health Supplements. Persons could report treating gum disease by 15 of those methods. (The omitted alternative method is prayer, which was included as a treatment for specific health problems in the 2002 survey only. See PRASELFEV for more information.) Analysts interested in the treatment of gum disease by other alternative therapies should see BIOYR for the full list of alternative medicine treatments and a summary of other biofeedback-related questions, as well as definitions.

Comparability

This variable is only available for 2007. However, the questions wording differs slightly between sample adults and sample children. Sample adults were asked, "For what health problems or conditions did you use biofeedback?" The question wording for sample children emphasizes that the biofeedback treatment must have occurred within the past 12 months: "DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, for what health problems or conditions did [fill: sample child's name] use biofeedback?" This difference in question wording is minimized, however, because two of the questions for sample adults preceding BIOTGUM (BIOYR and BIONO) did specify the 12 month time frame. Persons were only asked the question for BIOTGUM if they had earlier indicated in BIOYR that they had in fact seen a practitioner for biofeedback during the past 12 months.

Universe

  • 2007: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children under 18 who have seen a practitioner for biofeedback during the past 12 months and have used biofeedback for a specific health problem or condition.

Availability

  • 2007

Weights