Understanding patient profiles and characteristics of current chiropractic practice: a cross-sectional Ontario Chiropractic Observation and Analysis STudy (O-COAST).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is no current detailed profile of people seeking chiropractic care in Canada. We describe the profiles of chiropractors' practice and the reasons, nature of the care provided to their patients and extent of interprofessional collaborations in Ontario, Canada.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting

Primary care setting in Ontario, Canada.

Participants

We randomly recruited chiropractors from a list of registered chiropractors (n=3978) in active practice in 2015. Of the 135 randomly selected chiropractors, 120 were eligible, 43 participated and 42 completed the study.

Outcome measures

Each chiropractor recorded information for up to 100 consecutive patient encounters, documenting patient health profiles, reasons for encounter,

SUBMITTER: Mior S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720344 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature