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Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for biofeedback during the past 12 months (BIOYR) and who had used biofeedback for a specific health problem (BIOTREAT), BIOSURG identifies those who had also received surgery for the condition for which they most used biofeedback (BIOTCONMOST).

For persons who had received such surgery (i.e., those with a "yes" response in BIOSURG), the complementary variable BIOSURGTIM indicates whether they received such surgery before, at about the same time, or after trying biofeedback.

The survey question for BIOSURG also collected information about the use of other conventional medical treatments (or no conventional treatment) for the condition for which biofeedback was used the most, including:

• Mental health counseling (BIOCOUN)

• Prescription medications (BIOPMED)

• Over-the-counter medications (BIONPMED)

• Physical therapy (BIOPT)

• No conventional treatment (BIONOCONV)

Interviewers asked, "Did you receive any of these conventional medical treatments for [condition for which biofeedback was used the most]?" and entered all treatments reported by the respondent.

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

Comparability

BIOSURG is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT