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Table 3 Factors that might influence a GP’s responses to a questionnaire regarding complementary and alternative medicine

From: Survey based investigation into general practitioner referral patterns for spinal manipulative therapy

Age

Family behaviour

Personal views

Availability - SMT providers

Finances of patient

Public/Private sector

Colleagues’ attitudes

Gender of provider

Space/facilities

Education

Liability/legal issues

Specialisation

Ethnicity

Management

(The) State

Evidence

Media

Status of provider

Experience - in years

Practice size

Strategic reasons

Familiarity - with SMT

Patient preference

Time

  1. Factors that might have influenced the questionnaire responses from the GP respondents in this study. The information derives from a previous study that assessed CAM rather than SMT specifically. (Adapted from Hirschkorn & Bourgeault, [43]).