Table 2

Family physician’s sources of information on chiropractic and referral practices

Year of administration20102019
No. of respondents251162
Sources of information on chiropractic, n (%)a
Patient feedback210 (84%)121 (75%)
Relationship with a specific chiropractor105 (42%)51 (32%)
Research literature94 (38%)67 (41%)
Personal treatment experience85 (34%)66 (41%)
Family and friends79 (32%)48 (30%)
Medical school50 (20%)39 (24%)
Media44 (18%)21 (13%)
Professors/supervisors/mentors43 (17%)29 (18%)
Residency11 (4%)10 (6%)
Frequency of patient referral for chiropractic treatment, n (%) b
Daily3 (1%)1 (1%)
Weekly46 (18%)26 (17%)
Monthly79 (32%)51 (33%)
Every year56 (22%)30 (19%)
Never67 (27%)49 (31%)
Number of patients referred for chiropractic care per year, n (%) c
1 to 1086 (34%)57 (36%)
11 to 2552 (21%)34 (21%)
26 to 5032 (13%)17 (11%)
> 5014 (6%)10 (6%)
None67 (27%)42 (26%)
Reason for chiropractic referral, n (%) a,d
Patient request140 (56%)97 (68%)
Non-response to medical treatment103 (41%)63 (44%)
Literature supports chiropractic care73 (29%)41 (29%)
Relationship with a specific chiropractor57 (23%)29 (20%)
Personal experience as a chiropractic patient29 (12%)23 (16%)
Other reasons17 (7%)9 (6%)

a total percentage is > 100% as respondents could choose more than one option

b total number of respondents was 157 for the 2019 survey

c total number of respondents was 169 for the 2019 survey

d respondents are limited to the family physicians that reported referring patients for chiropractic

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