Table 3.
Responses to the chiropractic attitude questionnaire (n = 251 in 2010; n = 162 in 2019)
| Item | Agree, n (%) | Undecided, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2019 | 2010 | 2019 | 2010 | 2019 | |
| Chiropractors promote unnecessary treatment plans |
121 (48%) |
65 (40%) |
86 (34%) |
52 (32%) |
44 (18%) |
45 (28%) |
| Chiropractors provide effective therapy for some musculoskeletal conditions |
216 (86%) |
130 (80%) |
20 (8%) |
20 (12%) |
15 (6%) |
12 (7%) |
| Chiropractors make excessive use of radiographic imaging |
83 (33%) |
58 (36%) |
107 (43%) |
57 (35%) |
61 (24%) |
47 (29%) |
| Chiropractors provide a patient centered approach |
112 (45%) |
75 (46%) |
111 (44%) |
70 (43%) |
28 (11%) |
17 (11%) |
| I have to spend time correcting erroneous information patients have received from chiropractors |
81 (32%) |
53 (33%) |
48 (19%) |
33 (20%) |
122 (49%) |
76 (47%) |
| Chiropractic manipulation of the neck is generally a safe therapy |
59 (24%) |
37 (23%) |
70 (28%) |
54 (33%) |
122 (49%) |
71 (44%) |
| Chiropractors can provide effective therapy for some non- musculoskeletal conditions (e.g. asthma, colic, etc.) |
13 (5%) |
9 (6%) |
37 (15%) |
37 (23%) |
201 (80%) |
116 (72%) |
| Family physicians may risk professional liability if they refer a patient to a chiropractor |
50 (20%) |
36 (22%) |
74 (30%) |
54 (33%) |
127 (51%) |
72 (44%) |
| Chiropractors can reduce patient overload for family physicians with respect to patients with musculoskeletal complaints |
119 (47%) |
94 (58%) |
62 (25%) |
34 (21%) |
70 (28%) |
34 (21%) |
| Chiropractors provide patients with misinformation regarding vaccination |
96 (38%) |
58 (36%) |
120 (48%) |
74 (46%) |
35 (14%) |
30 (19%) |
| Chiropractic provides effective therapy for post-surgical rehabilitation |
35 (14%) |
38 (24%) |
152 (61%) |
81 (50%) |
64 (26%) |
43 (27%) |
| Chiropractors lack sufficient clinical training |
44 (18%) |
25 (15%) |
110 (44%) |
60 (37%) |
97 (39%) |
77 (48%) |
| Chiropractic care is a useful supplement to conventional medicine |
163 (65%) |
106 (65%) |
55 (22%) |
30 (19%) |
33 (13%) |
26 (16%) |
| Chiropractors engage in overly aggressive marketing |
107 (43%) |
57 (35%) |
95 (38%) |
51 (31%) |
49 (20%) |
54 (33%) |
| Chiropractic includes ideas and methods from which conventional medicine could benefit |
109 (43%) |
68 (42%) |
84 (34%) |
62 (38%) |
58 (23%) |
32 (20%) |
| The results of chiropractic manipulation are due to the placebo effect |
33 (13%) |
23 (14%) |
89 (36%) |
62 (38%) |
129 (51%) |
77 (48%) |
| Chiropractors treat in accordance with evidence-based practices |
36 (14%) |
42 (26%) |
141 (56%) |
75 (46%) |
74 (30%) |
45 (28%) |
| Chiropractic has no role in the routine care of my patients |
75 (30%) |
36 (22%) |
43 (17%) |
35 (22%) |
133 (53%) |
91 (56%) |
| Chiropractic breeds dependency in patients on short-term symptomatic relief |
88 (35%) |
55 (34%) |
68 (27%) |
52 (32%) |
95 (38%) |
55 (34%) |
| Overall, my impression of chiropractic is favorable |
118 (47%) |
80 (49%) |
68 (27%) |
43 (27%) |
65 (26%) |
39 (24%) |