Holistic Complementary and Alternative Health Questionnaire

What is it?

The Holistic Complementary and Alternative Health Questionnaire (HCAMQ) is a 11 item, self-complete questionnaire that measures attitudes to complementary and alternative medicine and holistic health beliefs.

What is it used for?

The HCAMQ is designed to help researchers measure two related psychological variables: attitudes to complementary and alternative medicine and holistic health beliefs. The scale is primarily designed for researchers.

Who can use it

The scale is available to use without charge by researchers. It may be downloaded from this site

Download the HCAMQ and scoring instructions

Holisztikus természetgyógyászati kérdőív - HCAMQ-H (Hungarian)

Holistisk Komplementær og alternativ Health Questionnaire - HCAMQ-H (Norwegian)

Arabic (HCAMQ-H)

Further information about the HCAMQ

This scale was developed by Michael Hyland and George Lewith and Caroline Westoby. A pdf copy of the paper in which this scale was originally published is downloadable here