Table 4.

Osteopaths’ perceptions of the impact of osteopathy research

Perceptions of osteopathy research	Disagree	Neutral	Agree
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Research is useful to help patients understand the benefits of osteopathy for their health	52 (5.2)	106 (10.7)	834 (84.1)
Research is useful to help GPs and other conventional health professionals understand the role of osteopathy in health care	28 (2.9)	30 (3.2)	894 (93.9)
Research is useful to provide scientific evidence for what I do as an osteopath	41 (4.4)	78 (8.3)	820 (87.3)
Research is irrelevant to the professional development of osteopathy in Australia	807 (86.1)	46 (4.9)	84 (8.9)
Impact of osteopathy research	Not high impact	Moderate impact	High impact
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
What impact does evidence from research have on your current practice?	249 (25.1)	504 (50.8)	239 (24.1)