Table 2 Responses of Australian chiropractic students to the question of how often they would provide advice on a list of conditions in their future chiropractic practices reported separately for students in years 1 to 5, as well as in years 4 and 5 combined (“4/5”)
Question: In your practice will you give advice on … | N | Year | No or rarely | Sometimes | Quite often, Often |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) [95% CI] | n (%) [95% CI] | n (%) [95% CI] | |||
Prevention of stress: | 153 | 1 | 10 (7) [3–12] | 70 (46) [37–54] | 73 (48) [40–56] |
77 | 2 | 5 (7)[2–15] | 24 (31) [21–43] | 48 (62) [51–73] | |
103 | 3 | 5 (5) [2–11] | 29 (28) [20–38] | 69 (67) [57–76] | |
86 | 4 | 0 (0) [0–4] | 23 (27) [18–37] | 63 (73) [63–82] | |
25 | 5 | 1 (4) [1–20] | 4 (16) [4–36] | 20 (80) [59–93] | |
111 | 4/5 | 1 (1) [0–5] | 27 (24) [17–33] | 83 (75) [67–83] | |
Prevention of cardiovascular disease | 153 | 1 | 31 (20) [14–28] | 62 (41) [33–49] | 60 (39) [31–47] |
77 | 2 | 12 (16) [8–26] | 35 (46) [34–57] | 30 (39) [28–51] | |
103 | 3 | 5 (5) [2–11] | 37 (36) [27–46] | 61 (59) [47–67] | |
86 | 4 | 3 (4) [1–10] | 18 (21) [13–31] | 65 (76) [63–82] | |
25 | 5 | 2 (8) [1–26] | 6 (24) [9–45] | 17 (68) [47–85] | |
111 | 4/5 | 5 (5) [2–10] | 24 (22) [14–30] | 82 (74) [65–82] | |
Prevention of diabetes | 153 | 1 | 41 (27) [20–35] | 58 (38) [30–46] | 54 (35) [28–43] |
77 | 2 | 13 (17) [9–27] | 34 (44) [33–56] | 30 (39) [28–51] | |
103 | 3 | 6 (6) [2–12] | 38 (37) [28–47] | 59 (57) [47–67] | |
86 | 4 | 2 (2) [0–8] | 23 (27) [18–37] | 61 (70) [60–80] | |
25 | 5 | 1 (4) [1–20] | 8 (32) [15–54] | 16 (64) [43–82] | |
111 | 4/5 | 3 (3) [1–8] | 31 (28) [20–37] | 77 (70) [60–78] | |
Prevention of musculoskeletal problems | 153 | 1 | 0 (0) [0–2] | 4 (3) [1–7] | 149 (97) [93–99] |
77 | 2 | 1 (1) [0–7] | 6 (8) [3–16] | 60 (78) [67–87] | |
103 | 3 | 0 (0) [0–3] | 4 (4) [1–10] | 99 (96) [90–99] | |
86 | 4 | 0 (0) [0–4] | 2 (2) [0–8] | 84 (98) [92–100] | |
25 | 5 | 0 (0) [0–14] | 0 (0) [0–14] | 25 (100) [86–100] | |
111 | 4/5 | 0 (0) [0–3] | 2 (2) [0–6] | 109 (98) [94–99] | |
Wellness in general | 153 | 1 | 1 (1) [0–4] | 31 (20) [14–28] | 121 (79) [72–85] |
77 | 2 | 1 (1) [0–7] | 11 (14) [7–24] | 65 (71) [74–91] | |
103 | 3 | 0 (0) [0–3] | 16 (16) [9–24] | 87 (85) [76–91] | |
86 | 4 | 0 (1) [0–6] | 10 (12) [6–20] | 75 (87) [78–93] | |
25 | 5 | 0 (0) [0–14] | 3 (12) [3–31] | 22 (88) [69–98] | |
111 | 4/5 | 1 (1) [0–5] | 13 (12) [6–19] | 97 (87) [78–94] |