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Inter-professional Relationships between Chiropractors and MDs |
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| Question |
Response |
N (%) |
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| Have you ever recommended patient see a MD ? |
Yes |
420 (99.8) |
| No |
1 (0.2) |
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| Do you recommend patient contacts MD on own or initiate formal referral ? |
Patient contacts MD |
168 (43.4) |
| Doctor initiates referral |
219 (56.6) |
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| Have you ever referred patient to MD for evaluation or treatment? |
Yes |
384 (91) |
| No |
38 (9) |
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| How often referral includes sending case report?¶ |
Always |
111 (31.2) |
| Usually |
90 (25.3) |
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| Sometimes |
110 (30.9) |
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| Never |
45 (12.6) |
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| How often referral includes sending X-rays or X-ray report?¶ |
Always |
103 (28.6) |
| Usually |
125 (34.7) |
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| Sometimes |
106 (29.4) |
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| Never |
26 (7) |
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| How often referral includes sending clinical records other than X-rays?¶ |
Always |
72 (21.1) |
| Usually |
84 (24.6) |
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| Sometimes |
133 (38.9) |
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| Never |
53 (15.5) |
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| How often referral includes sending reason for referral?¶ |
Always |
291 (82.7) |
| Usually |
45 (12.8) |
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| Sometimes |
12 (3.4) |
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| Never |
4 (1.1) |
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| Have accepted referral from a MD |
Yes |
275 (66.3) |
| No |
140 (33.7) |
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| How often do you send clinical information to referring MD as follow-up to referral?¥ |
Always |
74 (27.2) |
| Usually |
68 (25) |
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| Sometimes |
100 (36.8) |
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| Never |
30 (11) |
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| Have refused a referral from a MD? |
Yes |
17 (4) |
| No |
403 (96) |
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| Has a MD obtained clinical information or advice via curbside consultation |
Yes |
129 (30.5) |
| No |
294 (69.5) |
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| Have you obtained clinical information or advice from a MD via curbside consultation? |
Yes |
203 (48.4) |
| No |
216 (51.6) |
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¶ – Questions are applicable for respondents who had referred a patient to a MD for evaluation or treatment. ¥ – Question is applicable for respondents who accepted a formal referral from a MD | ||
Smith et al. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2006 14:12 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-14-12 |
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