Table 1.
Comparison of Ontario chiropractors’ attitudes to drug prescription rights based on chiropractic college of graduation
| College of graduation | Agree or Strongly Agree % | Neutral % | Disagree or Strongly Disagree % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attitudes to chiropractors prescribing OTC MSK medications* | |||
| CMCC / UQTR | 68.3 (472/691) | 5.6 (39/691) | 26.0 (180/691) |
| USA / outside USA | 56.5 (147/260) | 7.3 (19/260) | 36.2 (94/260) |
| Attitudes to chiropractors prescribing prescription-based MSK medications† | |||
| CMCC / UQTR | 64.3 (442/687) | 5.8 (40/687) | 29.8 (205/687) |
| USA / outside USA | 54.7 (141/258) | 4.3 (11/258) | 41.1 (106/258) |
| Attitudes to chiropractors prescribing any and all medications‡ | |||
| CMCC / UQTR | 11.4 (79/690) | 11.7 (81/690) | 76.8 (530/690) |
| USA / outside USA | 11.9 (31/260) | 12.3 (32/260) | 75.8 (197/260) |
| Attitudes to chiropractors counselling patients on MSK medication use§ | |||
| CMCC / UQTR | 71.7 (493/688) | 10.5 (72/688) | 17.9 (123/688) |
| USA / outside USA | 59.1 (153/259) | 11.6 (30/259) | 29.3 (76/259) |
OTC = over-the-counter, MSK = musculoskeletal, CMCC = Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, UQTR = Université de Québec à Trois Riviéres, USA = United States of America.
*
χ22df = 11.57; P = 0.003.
†
χ22df = 10.90; P = 0.004.
‡
χ22df = 0.12; P = 0.944.
§
χ22df = 16.36; P < 0.001.