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Therapeutic recommendations or referrals for specific ancillary services |
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| Therapy |
MD |
NP |
PA |
TOTAL |
|
|
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| N respondents |
125 |
23 |
21 |
169 |
| Therapeutic exercise, e.g. swimming, walking, yoga, Tai Chi |
96/124 (77%) |
16/23 (69%) |
18/21 (80%) |
130/168 (77%) |
| Refer to community only |
39/90 (43%) |
6/16 (38%) |
8/17 (47%) |
53/123 (43%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
95/120 (79%) |
16/20 (80%) |
18/21 (80%) |
129/161 (80%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
70/120 (58%) |
11/20 (55%) |
13/21 (62%) |
94/161 (58%) |
| Vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements such as herbs, fish oil, glucosamine or melatonin |
82/125 (66%) |
15/23 (65%) |
16/21 (76%) |
113/169 (67%) |
| Refer to community only |
22/73 (30%) |
6/15 (40%) |
7/15 (47%) |
35/103 (33%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
82/118 (69%) |
14/20 (70%) |
15/21 (71%) |
111/159 (69%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
39/118 (33%) |
7/20 (35%) |
8/21 (38%) |
54/159 (33%) |
| Therapeutic Massage or Bodywork |
60/124 (48%) |
11/23 (48%) |
14/21 (67%) |
85/168 (50%) |
| Refer to community only |
39/59 (66%) |
4/11 (36%) |
5/15 (33%) |
48/85 (56%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
72/112 (64%) |
14/21 (67%) |
15/19 (79%) |
101/152 (66%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
22/112 (20%) |
2/21(10%) |
5/19 (26%) |
29/152(19%) |
| Environmental Therapy, e.g. bright lights, phototherapy, music, heat, ice, magnets, etc. |
44/123 (34%) |
11/23 (48%) |
11/21 (52%) |
66/167 (39%) |
| Refer to community only |
10/44 (23%) |
4/11 (36%) |
4/11 (36%) |
18/66 (27%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
58/111 (52%) |
12/21 (57%) |
13/18 (72%) |
83/150 (55%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
21/111 (19%) |
1/21 (5%) |
6/18 (33%) |
28/150 (18%) |
| Prayer/spiritual counseling, ceremony or ritual |
53/124 (43%) |
13/23 (56%) |
10/21 (48%) |
76/168 (45%) |
| Refer to community only |
28/54 (52%) |
4/13 (31%) |
5/10 (50%) |
37/77 (48%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
55/114 (48%) |
15/19 (79%) |
10/18 (56%) |
80/151 (52%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
24/114(21%) |
6/19(31%) |
5/18(28%) |
5/151(23%) |
| Acupuncture, acupressure or related therapies |
39/123 (32%) |
2/23 (10%) |
7/20 (35%) |
48/166 (28%) |
| Refer to community only |
36/41 (88%) |
2/23 (10%) |
7/7 (100%) |
45/71 (63%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
58/111 (52%) |
8/19 (42%) |
9/17 (53%) |
75/147 (51%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
4/111 (4%) |
0% |
4/17 (24%) |
8/128 (6%) |
| Chiropractic or osteopathic adjustments |
31/123 (25%) |
5/22 (23%) |
9/21 (43%) |
45/166 (27%) |
| Refer to community only |
26/34 (76%) |
4/4 (100%) |
8/9 (89%) |
38/47 (80%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
38/109 (35%) |
7/18 (39%) |
8/17 (47%) |
53/144 (36%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
4/109 (4%) |
1/18(6%) |
3/17 (18%) |
8/144(5%) |
| Reiki, healing touch, therapeutic touch, QiGong |
15/120 (12%) |
4/23 (17%) |
3/21 (14%) |
22/164 (13%) |
| Refer to community only |
11/16 (69%) |
1/4 (25%) |
3/3 (100%) |
15/23 (65%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
31/106 (29%) |
9/18 (50%) 0 |
7/17 (41%) |
47/141 (33%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
1/106 (1%) |
% |
3/17 (18%) |
4/123 (3%) |
| Homeopathy |
3/122 (2%) |
2/23 (9%) |
3/21 (14%) |
8/166 (0.5%) |
| Refer to community only |
4/7 (57%) |
1/2 (50%) |
3/3 (100%) |
8/12 (66%) |
| Would refer if offered here |
18/110 (16%) |
7/18 (39%) |
4/15 (26%) |
29/143 (20%) |
| Would refer 9+/yr |
0% |
0% |
1/15 (7%) |
1/15 (7%) |
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NOTE: not all respondents answered every question. Percentages refer to those who gave the described answer among those who answered this question | ||||
Kemper et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:5 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-5 |
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