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Table 5 The association between practitioner characteristics and referrals made between naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners and physiotherapists

From: The characteristics, experiences and perceptions of naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners: results from a national survey in New Zealand

Practitioner and practice-related characteristics

Annual number of referrals made to a physiotherapist

Annual number of referrals received from a physiotherapist

<6 (n = 23)

6 or more (n = 6)

p-value

<6 (n = 12)

6 or more (n = 6)

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

    

Years of experience

12.0 (10.2)

5.5 (6.8)

0.160

2.8 (1.8)

3.3 (1.4)

0.559

Average case-load per month (all)

38.7 (29.4)

24.7 (15.1)

0.275

43.1 (23.0)

31.0 (44.9)

0.455

 

%

%

 

%

%

 

Age

22-44

34.8

50.0

0.494

50.0

16.7

0.171

 

>44

65.2

50.0

 

50.0

83.3

 

Education

      

Diploma

50.0

25.0

0.450

42.9

33.3

0.961

Under-graduate

43.8

50.0

 

28.6

33.3

 

Post-graduate

6.2

25.0

 

28.6

33.4

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