Table 6.

Patients’ perceptions in relation to working experience of chiropractor

Patients’ perceptions	Years experience	N	Meana	SD	F(df)	p
Overall WAV-12	0–5	59	4.04	±0.59	F(2) = 0.60	0.55
	6–14	65	4.15	±0.64
	15+	59	4.09	±0.55
Goal dimension	0–5	62	3.93	±0.66	F(2) = 0.38	0.68
	6–14	72	4.03	±0.69
	15+	63	3.95	±0.65
Task dimension	0–5	63	4.03	±0.61	F(2) = 0.58	0.56
	6–14	74	4.15	±0.66
	15+	64	4.07	±0.55
Bond dimension	0–5	60	4.15	±0.71	F(2) = 0.55	0.58
	6–14	67	4.28	±0.75
	15+	61	4.25	±0.62

^aMeasured on a 1–5 point Likert scale, 5 representing an optimal alliance