Comparing the Satisfaction of Low Back Pain Patients Randomized to Receive Medical or Chiropractic Care
Results From the Ucla Low-Back Pain Study
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Objectives. This study examined the difference in satisfaction between patients assigned to chiropractic vs medical care for treatment of low back pain in a managed care organization. Methods. Satisfaction scores (on a 10–50 scale) after 4 weeks of follow-up were compared among 672 patients randomized to receive medical or chiropractic care. Results. The mean satisfaction score for chiropractic patients was greater than the score for medical patients (crude difference = 5.5; 95% confidence interval = 4.5, 6.5). Self-care advice and explanation of treatment predicted satisfaction and reduced the estimated difference between chiropractic and medical patients’ satisfaction. Conclusions. Communication of advice and information to patients with low back pain increases their satisfaction with providers and accounts for much of the difference between chiropractic and medical patients’ satisfaction
Alternative medicine · Back pain · Chiropractic · Confidence interval · Low back pain · Medical advice · Patient satisfaction · Physical therapy · Randomized controlled trial · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Nursing · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
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| Citation span | 2005 - 2011 (7) |
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