The development of working alliance in early stages of care from the perspective of patients attending a chiropractic teaching clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinician-patient relationship has consistently been found to predict treatment success in both physical and mental health settings. This relationship has been operationalised in the literature as "Working Alliance," which consists of three key components: patient-clinician agreement on the goals of care, agreement on the tasks required to achieve those goals, and the establishment of a strong bond. While research has demonstrated the impact of working alliance in physical health settings, it often measures working alliance early in patients' care journeys. However, no primary research has investigated how early working alliance develops between patients and chiropractors. Evidence suggests that musculoskeletal practitioners may require further training to feel confi

SUBMITTER: Ivanova D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10958961 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature