Table 4 Variables associated with family physicians’ attitudes towards chiropractic (n = 379)
From: Attitudes towards chiropractic: a repeated cross-sectional survey of Canadian family physicians
Variable | Unstandardized regression coefficient from univariable analysis (95% CI) | p-value | Unstandardized regression coefficient from multivariable analysis (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of survey administration (2019 v. 2010) | 0.16 (−0.17 to 0.48) | 0.34 | 0.31 (0.001 to 0.62) | 0.05 |
Age (for each 10-year increment from age 28) | −0.75 (−1.99 to 0.49) | 0.24 | −1.55 (−2.67 to − 0.44) | 0.007 |
% of practice dedicated to musculoskeletal complaints | 0.24 (−0.51 to 0.99) | 0.53 | 0.16 (−0.51 to 0.83) | 0.48 |
Belief that adverse events are common with chiropractic care | −1.42 (− 2.66 to − 0.19) | 0.02 | − 1.41 (− 2.59 to − 0.23) | 0.02 |
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-Patient feedback | 1.93 (− 1.24 to 5.10) | 0.23 | 1.61 (− 1.29 to 4.51) | 0.28 |
-Relationship with a specific chiropractor | 7.74 (5.26 to 10.22) | < 0.001 | 5.24 (2.85 to 7.64) | < 0.001 |
-Research literature | −7.05 (−9.54 to −4.57) | < 0.001 | −6.04 (−8.47 to −3.61) | < 0.001 |
-Personal treatment experience | 8.65 (6.17 to 11.12) | < 0.001 | 4.63 (2.14 to 7.11) | < 0.001 |
-Family and friends | 6.50 (3.85 to 9.14) | < 0.001 | 4.06 (1.53 to 6.60) | 0.002 |
-Professors/supervisors/mentors | −5.12 (−8.41 to −1.83) | 0.002 | −2.23 (−5.37 to 0.92) | 0.17 |
-Media | −4.17 (−7.57 to −0.77) | 0.02 | −1.39 (− 4.59 to 1.82) | 0.40 |
-Medical school | −5.51 (−8.52 to −2.49) | < 0.001 | − 5.03 (− 7.89 to − 2.18) | 0.001 |