Chiropractic Doctors (DC) | Naturopathic Doctors (ND) | DC vs. ND | |||||||
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2004 | 2014 | 2004 vs. 2014 | 2004 | 2014 | 2004 vs. 2014 | ||||
Case 1: Colitis | Their care will help the patient. n (%) | Not at all | 7 (5) | 19 (5.6) | p = .71a | 0 | 0 | p = .54a | 2004: p < .001 a 2014: p < .001 a |
somewhat | 64 (43) | 132 (38.9) | 25 (16) | 13 (13) | |||||
very much | 79 (53) | 188 (55.5) | 127 (84) | 83 (87) | |||||
Average number of office visits needed for improvement. mean (SD) / range | 4 (3) | 4.3 (2.9) | p = .31b | 2 (1) | 2.0 (0.9) | p = .87b | 2004: p < .001 b 2014: p < .001 b | ||
0–18 | 0–21 | 0–8 | 0–6 | ||||||
Patient will benefit from concurrent treatment. n (%) | Not at all | 52 (34) | 112 (34.0) | p = .082a | 42 (30) | 39 (42) | p = .11a | 2004: p = .054a 2014: p = .30a | |
somewhat | 85 (56) | 162 (49.2) | 73 (51) | 44 (47) | |||||
very much | 14 (9) | 55 (16.7) | 27 (19) | 11 (12) | |||||
Would refer patient to another practitioner. n (%) | yes | 76 (52) | 215 (64.0) | p = .017 a | 95 (63) | 57 (60) | p = .60a | 2004: p = .058a 2014: p = .48a | |
no | 69 (48) | 121 (36.0) | 55 (37) | 38 (40) | |||||
Case 2: Otitus media | Their care will help the patient. n (%) | Not at all | 0c | 53 (15.5) | – | 0 | 0 | p = .64a | 2004: – 2014: p < .001 a |
somewhat | 131 (38.3) | 6 (4) | 5 (5) | ||||||
very much | 158 (46.2) | 147 (96) | 92 (95) | ||||||
Average number of office visits needed for improvement. mean (SD) / range | 0c | 3.8 (2.9) | – | 2 (1) | 1.6 (0.7) | p = .002 b | 2004: – 2014: p < .001 b | ||
0–21 | 0–5 | 0–5 | |||||||
Patient will benefit from concurrent treatment. n (%) | Not at all | 0c | 46 (13.6) | – | 20 (15) | 24 (25) | p = .008 a | 2004: – 2014: p < .001 a | |
somewhat | 148 (43.9) | 84 (61) | 62 (65) | ||||||
very much | 143 (42.4) | 34 (25) | 10 (10) | ||||||
Would refer patient to another practitioner. n (%) | yes | 0c | 273 (81.7) | – | 77 (52) | 56 (58) | p = .31a | 2004: – 2014: p < .001 a | |
no | 61 (18.3) | 72 (48) | 40 (42) | ||||||
Case 3: Febrile neonate | Their care will help the patient. n (%) | Not at all | 42 (27) | 135 (41.4) | p = .005 a | 26 (18) | 31 (33) | p < .001 a | 2004: p = .095a 2014: p < .001 a |
somewhat | 77 (49) | 118 (36.2) | 70 (49) | 59 (62) | |||||
very much | 38 (24) | 72 (22.1) | 48 (33) | 5 (5) | |||||
Average number of office visits needed for improvement mean (SD) / range | 0d | 1.4 (2.1) | – | 0d | 0.4 (0.8) | – | 2004: – 2014: p < .001 b | ||
0–21 | 0–5 | ||||||||
Patient will benefit from concurrent treatment. n (%) | Not at all | 10 (6) | 31 (9.5) | p = .49a | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | p = .15a | 2004: p = .043 a 2014: p < .001 a | |
somewhat | 26 (17) | 54 (16.6) | 19 (13) | 5 (5) | |||||
very much | 122 (77) | 241 (73.9) | 128 (86) | 88 (93) | |||||
Would refer patient to another practitioner. n (%) | yes | 150 (95) | 290 (91.5) | p = .17a | 153 (98) | 94 (99) | p = .59a | 2004: p = .13a 2014: p = .011 a | |
no | 8 (5) | 27 (8.5) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) |