Table 1
Description of 14 studies published between 2008 and 2018, included in a systematic review on chiropractic Maintenance Care
| Author Year of publication | Design of study | Population | Sample size | Response rate | Research question explored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axén 2008 [8] | Survey | Chiropractors | N = 59 | 60% | Indications for Maintenance Care Prevalence of Maintenance Care |
| Axén 2009 [10] | Focus group + Survey | Chiropractors | N = 36 N = 129 | 22% 77% | Indications for Maintenance Care Chiropractors’ belief in Maintenance Care |
| Møller 2009 [11] | Survey with open-ended question | Chiropractors | N = 11 | NA, selected group | Definition of concept Indications for Maintenance Care Prevalence of Maintenance Care Consultation patterns |
| Malmqvist 2009 [12] | Structured workshop, a focus group discussion | Chiropractors | N = 15 | NA | Indications for Maintenance Care |
| Sandnes 2010 [13] | Observation in clinics | Chiropractors | N = 868 | NA | Prevalence of Maintenance Care Consultation patterns Decision making |
| Hansen 2010 [15] | Survey | Chiropractors | N = 297 | 72% | Indications for Maintenance Care Prevalence of Maintenance Care Chiropractor-related factors associated with Maintenance Care |
| Senna 2011 [18] | RCT | Patients from specialized hospital clinic | N = 60 | 65% | Efficacy of intense follow up with SMT compared to a) SMT without follow up and b) sham SMT without follow up |
| Martel 2011 [19] | RCT | Chiropractic Patients | N = 98 | 93% | Efficacy of SMT compared to a) SMT plus exercise and b) attention |
| Cifuentes 2011 [21] | Observational, database | Patients with workers’ compensation claims | N = 894 | NA, selected group | Health care use for chiropractic patients compared to physician- and physical therapist- patients |
| Bringsli 2012 [10] | Observational + Survey | Chiropractors + Chiropractic Maintenance Care-patients | N = 178 N = 373 | NA Not known | Rationale Consultation patterns Content |
| Axén 2013 [9] | Observational | Chiropractors | N = 252 | 96% | Indications for Maintenance Care |
| Myburgh 2013 [14] | Interview study | Chiropractors | N = 10 | NA | Definition of concept Indications for Maintenance Care Consultation patterns Content Decision making |
| Eklund 2018 [16] | RCT | Chiropractic patients | N = 319 | 97% | Efficacy of pre-scheduled treatments compared to treatments when needed. |
| Maiers 2018 [17] | RCT | Chiropractic patients | N = 180 | 90% | Efficacy of SMT and exercises for 36 weeks compared to SMT and exercises for 12 weeks. |