Table 2.
Compliance With COVID-19 Guidelines Among Survey Respondents Based on Provider Type, Sex, and Age Group
| Characteristic | Totala101/1257 | DC32 (31.7) | MT69 (68.3) | P Value | Male24 (24.2) | Female75 (75.8) | P Value | Age≤40 y | Age>40 y | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Using PPE at this time | Yes | 94 (94) | 29 (90.6) | 64 (95.5) | .34 | 22 (95.7) | 67 (93.1) | .66 | 30 (96.8) | 58 (92.1) | .38 |
| No | 6 (6) | 3 (9.4) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (4.3) | 5 (6.9) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (7.9) | ||||
| Type of PPE used | Gloves | 25 (25.8) | 11 (34.4) | 14 (21.9) | <.001 | 7 (30.4) | 16 (23.2) | .03 | 9 (30.0) | 13 (21.3) | .644 |
| Face mask | 58 (59.8) | 14 (43.8) | 44 (68.8) | 12 (52.2) | 44 (63.8) | 16 (53.3) | 41 (67.2) | ||||
| Hand washing/sanitizing | 6 (6.2) | 6 (18.8) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (17.4) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (4.9) | ||||
| All | 8 (8.3) | 1 (3.1) | 6 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (10.1) | 3 (10.0) | 4 (6.6) | ||||
| How often using PPE | New per patient | 53 (55.8) | 9 (31.0) | 43 (66.2) | .002 | 8 (38.1) | 43 (62.3) | .05 | 17 (58.6) | 33 (54.1) | .69 |
| Not new for each patient | 42 (44.2) | 20 (69.0) | 22 (33.8) | 13 (61.9) | 26 (37.7) | 12 (41.4) | 28 (45.9) | ||||
| Not using any | 9 (9.5) | ||||||||||
| How often sanitize hands | In between each patient | 88 (89.8) | 23 (71.9) | 64 (98.5) | <.001 | 20 (87.0) | 64 (91.4) | .53 | 26 (86.7) | 58 (93.6) | .27 |
| No | 10 (10.2) | 9 (28.1) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (13.0) | 6 (8.6) | 4 (13.3) | 4 (6.5) | ||||
| Percentage of patients with no pain | ≤20 | 80 (82.5) | 28 (87.5) | 51 (79.7) | .34 | 17 (73.9) | 58 (84.1) | .28 | 23 (76.7) | 51 (83.6) | .42 |
| >20 | 17 (17.5) | 4 (12.5) | 13 (20.3) | 6 (26.1) | 11 (15.9) | 7 (23.3) | 10 (16.4) | ||||
| Temperature check | All patients | 61 (62.9) | 20 (64.5) | 40 (61.5) | .78 | 16 (69.6) | 41 (58.6) | .35 | 19 (63.3) | 39 (62.9) | .97 |
| Not all/never | 36 (37.1) | 11 (35.5) | 25 (38.5) | 7 (30.43) | 29 (41.4) | 11 (36.7) | 23 (37.1) | ||||
| Social distancing | Sign in and wait in car | 35 (37.7) | 2 (6.5) | 33 (53.2) | <.001 | 3 (13.0) | 31 (47.0) | .004 | 12 (41.4) | 21 (35.6) | .60 |
| Wait inside | 58 (63.3) | 29 (93.6) | 29 (46.8) | 20 (87.0) | 35 (53.0) | 17 (58.6) | 38 (64.41) | ||||
| Surface sanitizing before/after patients | All the time | 82 (84.5) | 26 (81.3) | 56 (86.2) | .53 | 18 (78.3) | 60 (85.7) | .40 | 25 (83.3) | 53 (85.5) | .79 |
| Not all the time | 15 (15.5) | 6 (18.8) | 9 (13.9) | 5 (21.7) | 10 (14.3) | 5 (16.7) | 9 (14.5) | ||||
| Handwashing | At least 20 s | 87 (90.7) | 25 (80.7) | 62 (95.4) | .02 | 15 (68.2) | 68 (97.1) | <.001 | 28 (93.3) | 55 (90.2) | .62 |
| <20 s | 9 (9.4) | 5 (19.3) | 3 (4.6) | 7 (31.8) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (6.7) | 6 (9.8) | ||||
| Allowing family member with patient | Never | 60 (61.9) | 3 (9.4) | 57 (87.7) | <.001 | 6 (26.1) | 53 (75.7) | <.001 | 16 (53.3) | 42 (67.7) | .18 |
| At least some time | 37 (38.1) | 29 (90.6) | 8 (12.3) | 17 (73.9) | 17 (24.3) | 14 (46.7) | 20 (32.3) | ||||
| Refer patients if need to | Yes | 94 (64.1) | 31 (96.9) | 62 (89.9) | .22 | 23 (95.8) | 67 (89.3) | .34 | 30 (96.8) | 60 (89.6) | .22 |
| No | 52 (35.6) | 1 (3.1) | 7 (10.1) | 1 (4.2) | 8 (10.7) | 1 (3.2) | 7 (10.45) | ||||
| Sanitize treatment tables | All the time | 89 (91.8) | 26 (81.3) | 63 (96.9) | <.001 | 19 (82.6) | 66 (94.3) | .08 | 28 (93.3) | 57 (91.9) | .81 |
| Not all the time | 8 (8.2) | 6 (18.8) | 2 (3.1) | 4 (17.4) | 4 (5.7) | 2 (6.7) | 5 (8.1) |
DC, Doctor of Chiropractic; MT, Massage Therapist; PPE, personal protective equipment.
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The percentages reported are valid percentages (ie, based on only those who responded to the specific questions).