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Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of DC characteristics (n=1877)
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| Sex; n (%) | Male | 1,313 | (70.0%) |
| Female | 564 | (30.0%) | |
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| Age (years); mean (SD) | 43.7 | (10.8) | |
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| Years of practice; mean (SD) | 16.5 | (10.9) | |
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| Type of practice; n (%) | Solo practitioner | 646 | (34.4%) |
| Group of DCs | 379 | (20.2%) | |
| Multidisciplinary without MD | 741 | (39.5%) | |
| Multidisciplinary with MD | 91 | (4.8%) | |
| Missing | 20 | (1.1%) | |
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| Practice province; n (%) | British Columbia | 303 | (16.1%) |
| Alberta | 270 | (14.4%) | |
| Saskatchewan | 79 | (4.2%) | |
| Manitoba | 85 | (4.5%) | |
| Ontario | 793 | (42.2%) | |
| Quebec | 260 | (13.9%) | |
| Atlantic provinces | 87 | (4.6%) | |
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| Primary practice community population; n (%) | Under 10,000 | 232 | (12.4%) |
| Between 10,000 and 49,999 | 367 | (19.6%) | |
| Between 50,000 and 99,999 | 285 | (15.2%) | |
| Between 100,000 and 499,999 | 488 | (26.0%) | |
| Over 500,000 | 490 | (26.1%) | |
| Missing | 15 | (0.8%) | |
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| Views on adequacy of supply of DCs in community; n (%) | Too few | 100 | (5.3%) |
| Too many | 717 | (38.2%) | |
| The right number | 763 | (40.6%) | |
| I do not know | 297 | (15.8%) | |
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| Number of hours of practice per week; mean (SD) | 37.5 | (10.1) | |
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| Number of weeks of practice per year; mean (SD) | 48.8 | (2.0) | |
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| Number of new patients per week; mean (SD) | 3.4 | (2.6) | |
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| Number of treatments per week; mean (SD) | 105 | (74) | |
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| Chiropractic college of graduation; n (%) | CMCC | 1,111 | (59.2%) |
| UQTR | 125 | (6.7%) | |
| PCC-D | 151 | (8.0%) | |
| PCC-W | 68 | (3.6%) | |
| LoganU | 41 | (2.2%) | |
| WSU | 83 | (4.4%) | |
| NUHS | 52 | (2.8%) | |
| NSHSU | 51 | (2.7%) | |
| LCC-W | 24 | (1.3%) | |
| LU | 23 | (1.2%) | |
| Others | 146 | (7.8%) | |
| Missing | 2 | (0.1%) | |
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| Postgraduate education; n (%) | 232 | (12.4%) | |
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| Number of hours of continued education per year; mean (SD) | 26.8 | (39.2) | |
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| Involved in research; n (%) | Yes, currently | 126 | (6.7%) |
| Not now, but in the last 3 years | 193 | (10.3%) | |
| No | 1,542 | (82.2%) | |
| Missing | 15 | (0.8%) | |
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| Involved in teaching; n (%) | 116 | (6.2%) | |
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| Practice management seminar in the last 3 years; n (%) | 561 | (29.9%) | |
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| Client of chiropractic practice management service; n (%) | 143 | (7.6%) | |
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| Consulting/ specialized assessment; n (%) | 246 | (13.1%) | |
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| Geriatrics; n (%) | 224 | (11.9%) | |
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| Maintenance/ wellness; n (%) | 1,111 | (59.2%) | |
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| Nutrition; n (%) | 154 | (8.2%) | |
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| Occupational/ Industrial; n (%) | 60 | (3.2%) | |
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| Pediatrics; n (%) | 243 | (12.9%) | |
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| Pregnancy; n (%) | 137 | (7.3%) | |
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| Rehabilitation; n (%) | 306 | (16.3%) | |
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| Sports Injuries; n (%) | 539 | (28.7%) | |
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| DC takes his/her own radiographs; n (%) | 435 | (23.2%) | |
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| Percentage of patients radiographed; mean (SD) | 34.8 | (31.9) | |
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| Acupuncture; n (%) | 386 | (20.6%) | |
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| Cryotherapy; n (%) | 908 | (48.4%) | |
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| Diathermy; n (%) | 56 | (3.0%) | |
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| Electrotherapy; n (%) | 792 | (42.2%) | |
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| Exercises; n (%) | 1,595 | (85.0%) | |
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| Heat Packs; n (%) | 552 | (29.4%) | |
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| Laser; n (%) | 469 | (25.0%) | |
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| Low volt therapy; n (%) | 192 | (10.2) | |
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| Patient education; n (%) | 1,530 | (81.5%) | |
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| Soft-tissue therapy; n (%) | 1,537 | (81.9%) | |
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| Traction, flexion/distraction; n (%) | 746 | (49.7%) | |
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| Ultrasounds; n (%) | 683 | (36.4%) | |
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| Adjustment practice; n (%) | Full spine only | 114 | (6.1%) |
| Full spine and extremities | 1,728 | (92.8%) | |
| Cervical spine only | 12 | (0.6%) | |
| Other | 20 | (1.1%) | |
| Missing | 3 | (0.2%) | |
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| Diversified; n (%) | 1,746 | (93.0%) | |
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| Sacral Occipital technique; n (%) | 222 | (11.8%) | |
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| Hole In One; n (%) | 54 | (2.9%) | |
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| Gonstead; n (%) | 199 | (10.6%) | |
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| Thompson; n (%) | 519 | (27.7%) | |
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| Activator; n (%) | 988 | (52.6%) | |
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| Cranio-sacral technique; n (%) | 154 | (8.2%) | |
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| Type of condition treated | |||
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| Percentage of patients with neuromusculoskeletal conditions; mean (SD) | 91.0 | (14.0) | |
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| Percentage of patients with somatovisceral conditions; mean (SD) | 7.0 | (11.1) | |
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| Percentage of patients with vascular related conditions; mean (SD) | 1.2 | (5.4) | |
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| Referral practice | |||
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| Percentage of patients referred to other health care providers; mean (SD) | 14.9 | (15.7) | |
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| Percentage of patients referred by their employer; mean (SD) | 1.7 | (5.4) | |
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| Percentage of patients referred by a physician; mean (SD) | 8.1 | (13.0) | |
Missing value were always less than 4%
- CMCC
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
- UQTR
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- PCC-D
- Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport
- PCC-W
- Palmer College of Chiropractic, West
- LoganU
- Logan University
- WSU
- Western States University
- NUHS
- National University of Health Sciences
- NWHSU
- Northwestern Health Sciences University
- LCC-W
- Life Chiropractic College, West
- LU
- Life University