Table 1.
Qualitative themes of preferred chiropractor in multidisciplinary rehabilitation settings by stakeholder group
| Quality | Patients (6 Intvws) | Family or Community (5 Intvws) | Medical Staff (6 Intvws) | Therapy Staff (3 FGs) | Nursing Staff (4 FGs) | Administrative Staff (2 Intvws) | Total # Interviews (n = 26) | Total # References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient-Centeredness | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 140 |
| Clinical Acumen | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 106 |
| Teamwork | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 88 |
| Efficacious Treatment | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 42 |
| Comforting Patience | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 34 |
| Personality Fit | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 47 |
| Safe Practitioner | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 40 |
| Familiar Connection | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| Institutional Compliance | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
| Emotional Intelligence | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 47 |
| Resourcefulness | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 46 |
| Openness to Feedback | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| Mission Aligned | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
# Interviews = Total number of interviews or focus groups in which theme was mentioned
# References = Total number of times a theme was mentioned across all interviews
Intvws = Interviews
FGs = focus groups