Mixed methods systematic review of the literature base exploring working alliance in the chiropractic profession.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The construct of working alliance has been used to operationalise the patient-clinician relationship. Research evidence from the rehabilitation literature has established an association between the construct and several patient outcomes. The aim of this systematic literature review was to study working alliance in the chiropractic discipline.

Method

This review followed a mixed method systematic review methodology: EBSCO (The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database), EBSCO (MEDLINE), EBSCO PsycINFO, Web of Science Core Collection, Chiro index, and grey literature were searched for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies on 17th March 2021. Qualitative appraisal was conducted using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, version 2018. The qualitative comp

SUBMITTER: Ivanova D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438171 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature