Table 4 |
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Perceived outcomes of acupuncture, chiropractic and osteopathy use |
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Percentage of users |
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Outcome |
Acupuncture (n = 101) |
Chiropractic (n = 176) |
Osteopathy (n = 51) |
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Overall helpfulness* |
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Very helpful |
60.0 |
71.4 |
64.2 |
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Somewhat helpful |
30.1 |
21.6 |
28.4 |
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Less helpful |
7.8 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
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Positive outcomes† |
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Relieved pain/symptoms |
87.1 |
71.9 |
79.5 |
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Improved well-being |
78.2 |
45.5 |
45.6 |
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Cured the disease/solved the problem |
41.6 |
Not asked |
Not asked |
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Improved ability to undertake daily activities |
Not asked |
50.2 |
60.5 |
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Decreased disability |
Not asked |
23.1 |
40.6 |
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Adverse events# |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
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*Some users did not respond to this question. †Users permitted to report multiple positive outcomes. # % of users who reported an adverse event |
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Xue et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:105 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-105 |
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