Table 1.
Outcome measures to be collected for description of the Swiss chiropractic PBRN
| Construct | Measurement method/instrument | Inception |
| Demographics | Gender, age, year of graduation | X |
| Practice characteristics | Number of years in practice, location of practice | X |
| Primary language used in practice | X | |
| Number of healthcare practitioners involved in practice | X | |
| Type of healthcare offered | X | |
| Average number of patients seen per week | X | |
| Types of patients seen within practice | X | |
| Frequency of complaints seen within practice | X | |
| Confidence | Practitioner self-confidence scale26 | X |
| Beliefs and attitudes | Pain attitudes and beliefs scale—Musculoskeletal27 | X |
| Level of motivation to be involved in the Swiss ChiCo pilot study | X | |
| Digitalisation of chiropractic practices | Electronic patient record system in practice | X |
| Encrypted email use in practice | X | |
| Offering virtual care in practice | X | |
| COVID-19 aspects | Change in quality of life, change in patient numbers, change in work hours, change in use of telehealth/e-health services. | X |