May 20, 2016
This study describes the nonprescribed therapy use (prayer, over-the-counter medications [OTC’s], home remedies, vitamins, herbs and supplements, and exercise) for health promotion among rural elders. It also delineates the association of such therapy use with physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This analysis suggests that use of some nonprescribed therapies for health promotion is associated with poorer mental HRQoL.