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Table 1 Participant demographic and practice characteristics (n = 13)

From: Enhancing patient-centred chiropractic care in Canada: identifying barriers, enablers, and strategies through a qualitative needs assessment

 

n(%)

Median (IQR)

Age (years)

 

37.0 (30.5; 52.0)

Min: 26; Max: 67

Gender

Man

7 (53.8%)

 

Woman

6 (46.2%)

 

Indigenous identity

2 (15.4%)

 

Ethnicity

White

10 (76.9%)

 

Other

3 (23.1%)

 

Province of practice

Alberta

1 (7.7%)

 

British Columbia

1 (7.7%)

 

Manitoba

1 (7.7%)

 

Newfoundland and Labrador

2 (15.4%)

 

Northwest Territories

1 (7.7%)

 

Nova Scotia

1 (7.7%)

 

Ontario

4 (30.8%)

 

Québec

2 (15.4%)

 

CCA member

11 (84.6%)

 

Years of experience

 

10.0 (3.5; 25.5)

Min: 1.0; Max: 43.0

Community

Rural/remote (population ~ 1000—10,000)

1 (7.7%)

 

Town or smaller regional city (population ~ 10,000—100,000)

6 (46.2%)

 

Large city (population > 100,000)

6 (46.2%)

 

Clinical Settinga

  

Solo discipline (multiple chiropractors or one chiropractor, including mobile practices)

5 (26.3%)

 

Interdisciplinary rehabilitation (chiropractic offered alongside other rehabilitation disciplines such as physiotherapy or occupational therapy)

6 (31.6%)

 

Interdisciplinary CAM (chiropractic offered alongside complementary and alternative therapies such as osteopathy, naturopathy, homeopathy and/or massage therapy)

8 (42.1%)

 

Hours worked per week

11–20

3 (23.1%)

 

21 + 

10 (76.9%)

 
  1. CAM complementary and alternative medicine, IQR interquartile range, Max maximum value, Min minimum value
  2. aFive participants reported more than one practice setting