Table 6 Factors associated with chiropractors practising under a musculoskeletal spine-care paradigm identified from multivariable logistic regression
Factors | Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Age (increase per additional year) | 0.97 (0.96, 0.98) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.00) |
Sole practitioner | 0.51 (0.40, 0.65) | 0.64 (0.46, 0.90) |
Working with medical doctors/specialists | 2.24 (1.39, 3.63) | 2.19 (1.05, 4.56) |
Working with allied health practitioners | 3.45 (2.53, 4.71) | 1.94 (1.35, 2.78) |
Knowledge of government/health regulator advice and response to COVID-19 | ||
Believing government/health regulator advised the need for chiropractors to wear protective clothing | 1.67 (1.28, 2.19) | 1.56 (1.04, 2.34) |
Implemented some/all government/health regulator advice on practitioner PPE use | 1.94 (1.25, 2.98) | 2.59 (1.32, 5.08) |
Believing government/health regulator advised the need for patient use of standard surgical masks | 1.69 (1.25, 2.30) | 2.10 (1.04, 4.22) |
Believing health regulator advised the need for patients to wear face and/or eye shielding | 0.60 (0.41, 0.87) | 0.47 (0.29, 0.76) |
Implemented some/all government/health regulator advice on patient PPE use | 2.36 (1.73, 3.21) | 3.25 (1.57, 6.74) |
No treatment until the patient had negative COVID-19 test results, completed the 14-day quarantine, or no more flu-like symptoms | 4.73 (2.97, 7.54) | 2.16 (1.18, 3.95) |
Increased face-to-face care during the peak COVID-19 | 0.26 (0.16, 0.42) | 0.36 (0.20, 0.65) |
Initiate patient telehealth in response to COVID-19 | 3.26 (2.36, 4.50) | 1.46 (1.02, 2.08) |
Need for independent public health guidelines for manual therapy providers | ||
Yes | 2.11 (1.64, 2.71) | 1.33 (1.00, 1.76) |
Trusted resources when seeking public health information to guide clinical practice | ||
Government reports/websites, World Health Organization, Chiropractic Registration Boards/Professional associations | 3.05 (2.16, 4.31) | 2.47 (1.49, 4.10) |
Employment status of other practice staff | ||
No substantial change in their employment | 0.41 (0.30, 0.55) | 0.59 (0.39, 0.89) |