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Table 3 Chiropractor attrition attitude scale*

From: Attitudes of non-practicing chiropractors: a pilot survey concerning factors related to attrition

Associates in a chiropractic practice are often encouraged to prolong care of patients.

An associates experience in chiropractic practice is a reason for many leaving the profession.

Overhead expense is a contributing factor to practice success.

There is misleading information about chiropractic before entering chiropractic school.

There are too many chiropractors currently in practice.

Chiropractic is not a good career choice.

The political problems (non-unity, philosophy, subluxation, etc) in chiropractic are factors in being perceived as a quality clinician.

The dogma and philosophy of chiropractic are reasons to abandon active chiropractic practice.

Chiropractors who are not in active practice are considered failures by practicing chiropractors.

Being injured by a chiropractor or causing injury by chiropractic treatment can be a factor in leaving active practice.

Chiropractic lacks cultural authority.

A lack of benefits (paid vacation, health insurance, etc) is a factor in career success and happiness.

  1. *Reliability analysis (coefficient alpha) of 0.90