From: Outcomes of a pilot study in chiropractic practices in Western Australia
(a) Age, demographics, payment and lifestyle | Chiropractic patients |
Age, years (mean, SD) | 36.3 (12.46) |
Gender (female) | Proportion (%) (n) 52.3 (170) |
Language (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse)a | 6.5 (21) |
Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander | |
Yes | 0.3 (1) |
Prefer not to answer | 0.9 (3) |
Missing | 0.3 (1) |
Occupation | |
Managers / Professionals | 31.7 (103) |
Clerical and administrative | 12.3 (40) |
Technicians and trades | 10.5 (34) |
Home duties | 9.2 (30) |
Sales workers | 5.8 (19) |
Student | 7.4 (24) |
Community & personal service | 4.9 (16) |
Machinery operators and drivers | 4.6 (15) |
Labourers | 4.3 (14) |
Other | 3.7 (12) |
Retired | 4.0 (13) |
Unemployed | 1.5 (5) |
Source of payment | |
Private health insurance | 58.8 (191) |
Patient paid 100 % | 17.8 (58) |
Co-payment | 16.6 (54) |
No Charge | 7.7 (25) |
Workers compensation | 2.2 (7) |
Insurance Commission WA (MVA) | 0.3 (1) |
Department of Veterans’ Affairs | 0.3 (1) |
Lifestyle | |
Smoking (yes) | 11.7 (38) |
(no) | 74.2 (241) |
(past) | 14.2 (46) |
Alcohol consumption, drinks/week | |
0 | 40.9 (133) |
1-7 | 44.6 (145) |
7-14 | 10.8 (35) |
> 14 | 3.7 (12) |
Medication/Supplement use | |
Prescription/week | |
0 | 65.2 (212) |
1 | 24.0 (78) |
2 | 6.8 (22) |
≥ 3 | 3.9 (13) |
Over the Counter | |
0 | 75.7 (246) |
1 | 18.2 (59) |
2 | 4.9 (16) |
≥ 3 | 1.2 (4) |
Supplements | |
0 | 52.9 (172) |
1 | 21.2 (69) |
2 | 12.0 (39) |
≥ 3 | 13.8 (45) |
(b) Co-Morbidities and Previous Chiropractic | |
Co-morbidities | |
No other diagnosis | 82.7 (273) |
Depression | 10.2 (33) |
Cancer | 2.7 (9) |
Respiratory Disease | 2.7 (9) |
Diabetes | 2.1 (7) |
Cardiovascular Disease | 1.8 (6) |
Neurological Disorder | 0.6 (2) |
Any co-morbidity | 20.3b (66) |
Attendance at previous chiropractor | 48.6 (158) |