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Table 3 Annual percent change with 95% confidence interval of number of services, total cost, benefits paid, and out-of-pocket cost by manual therapy profession in Australia during 2008–2012 and 2013–2017

From: Service utilisation trends in the manual therapy professions within the Australian private healthcare setting between 2008 and 2017

 

Chiropractic

Osteopathy

Physiotherapy

2008–2012

 Number of services

3.8% (3.8%, 3.9%)*

13.9% (13.8%, 14.0%)*

6.0% (5.9%, 6.0%)*

 Total cost

5.0% (5.0%, 5.0%)*

14.0% (14.0%, 14.0%)*

7.2% (7.2%, 7.2%)*

 Benefits paid

4.8% (4.8%, 4.8%)*

11.8% (11.8%, 11.8%)*

6.8% (6.8%, 6.8%)*

 Out-of-pocket cost

5.1% (5.1%, 5.1%)*

15.8% (15.8%, 15.9%)*

7.6% (7.6%, 7.6%)*

2013–2017

 Number of services

−0.8% (− 0.8%, − 0.8%)*

4.2% (4.2%, 4.3%)*

2.8% (2.8%, 2.8%)*

 Total cost

0.5% (0.5%, 0.5%)*

5.3% (5.3%, 5.3%)*

4.4% (4.4%, 4.4%)*

 Benefits paid

− 0.3% (− 0.3%, − 0.3%)*

3.2% (3.2%, 3.2%)*

3.4% (3.4%, 3.4%)*

 Out-of-pocket cost

1.3% (1.3%, 1.3%)*

6.7% (6.7%, 6.7%)*

5.4% (5.4%, 5.4%)*

  1. * p < 0.001