Attitudes towards chiropractic: a repeated cross-sectional survey of Canadian family physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many primary care patients receive both medical and chiropractic care; however, interprofessional relations between physicians and chiropractors are often suboptimal which may adversely affect care of shared patients. We surveyed Canadian family physicians in 2010 to explore their attitudes towards chiropractic and re-administered the same survey a decade later to explore for changes in attitudes.

Methods

A 50-item survey administered to a random sample of Canadian family physicians in 2010, and again in 2019, that inquired about demographic variables, knowledge and use of chiropractic. Imbedded in our survey was a 20-item chiropractic attitude questionnaire (CAQ); scores could range from 0 to 80 with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes toward chiropr

SUBMITTER: Busse JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442384 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature