Table 5.
Chiropractor’s end of study questionnaire for both the intervention and control groups
| Item | Intervention group Response n (%) out of 11 respondents | Control group Response n (%) out of 7 respondents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree or Agreea | Neutral | Strongly disagree or Disagreeb | NAc | Strongly agree or Agreea | Neutral | Strongly disagree or Disagreeb | NAc | |
| Recommended cared | ||||||||
| I am familiar with the guideline recommendations on managing neck pain using the guideline | 6 (54.5) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (71.4) | - | 2 (28.6) | - |
| I am confident about implementing the recommended care in the guideline | 3 (27.3) | 3 (27.3) | 2 (18.2) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (57.1) | - | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) |
| I am worried that it could take longer to complete the treatment if I used care recommended in the guideline with patients | 3 (27.3) | 4 (36.4) | 4 (36.4) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | 3 (42.8) | 1 (14.3) | |
| The guideline was too difficult to implement | 1 (9.1) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (9.1) | 5 (45.4) | - | 2 (28.6) | 4 (57.1) | 1 (14.3) |
| I have little time to implement this guideline with my patients | 1 (9.1) | 2 (18.2) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (45.4) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | 4 (57.1) | - |
| Webinars and e-module | ||||||||
| I had difficulty registering for the webinars and/or online-module | 3 (27.3) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (45.4) | |||||
aResponse categories of “Strongly agree” and “Agree” were combined
b Response categories of “Strongly disagree” and “Disagree” were combined
cNA: Not Applicable. DCs who initially agreed to participate but failed to complete the e-learning modules or other components of the study protocol
dQuestions on Recommended care targeting the intervention group specifically mentioned the Brief Action Planning (e.g., "I am familiar with the guideline recommendations on managing neck pain using the Brief Action Planning (BAP)")