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Table 4 Table describing who takes the initiative for the next appointment, the chiropractor, the patient or both in a survey of maintenance and non-maintenance care patients treated by Danish and Norwegian chiropractors.

From: The Nordic Maintenance Care Program - Time intervals between treatments of patients with low back pain: how close and who decides?

DENMARK

Initiative taken by

Maintenance care patient (n = 103)

Non-maintenance care patients (n = 318)

Chiropractor

61% (51-71%)

74% (69-79%)

Patient

7% (3-14%)

4% (2-7%)

Both

27% (19-37%)

16% (12-21%)

Missing

5% (2-11%)

6% (4-9%)

 

100%

100%

NORWAY

Initiative taken by

Maintenance care patient (n = 106)

Non-maintenance care patients (n = 224)

Chiropractor

47% (37-57%)

47% (40-54%)

Patient

10% (5-18%)

9% (6-13%)

Both

43% (2-11%)

40% (34-47%)

Missing

0%

4% (2-7%)

 

100%

100%

  1. Percentage (95% confidence interval)