Table 6 Sources of information used by chiropractors for clinical decisions (n = 132)
Mean SD (%) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
Personal Intuition | 4.6 (2.4) | 1 |
Clinical Practice Guidelines | 4.9 (2.7) | 2 |
Traditional Knowledge | 4.9 (3.0) | 3 |
Consulting Practitioners or experts | 5.0 (2.3) | 4 |
Textbooks | 5.2 (2.5) | 5 |
Published Clinical Evidence (i.e., clinical trials) | 5.3 (3.3) | 6 |
Personal Preference | 5.7 (2.9) | 7 |
Patient Preference | 6.1 (2.8) | 8 |
Trial and Error | 6.5 (2.6) | 9 |
Published experimental/laboratory evidence (i.e., animals or test tube studies) | 6.9 (3.3) | 10 |