Table 4 Practice guideline adherence for the management of low back pain by chiropractors in all vignettes: results of (univariable and multivariable) generalized mixed model
Univariable generalized mixed model | Practice guidelines adherence in the vignette (%(95% CI)) | OR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|
Overall adherence for all six vignettes | 64.5 (58.7–70.0) |  |
Overall adherence for the three vignettes describing patients with acute low back pain | 55.9 (50.5–61.1) |  |
Overall adherence for the three vignettes describing patients with chronic low back pain | 73.4 (66.7–79.2) |  |
Postgraduate training | Â | Â |
 No (reference category) | 64.6 (57.1–71.5) |  |
 Yes | 64.5 (54.9–73.0) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) |
Country where working | Â | Â |
 Belgium (reference category) | 59.1 (47.5–69.8) |  |
 The Netherlands | 66.5 (59.8–72.7) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) |
Type of practice | Â | Â |
 Solo practice (reference category) | 64.4 (55.3–72.5) |  |
 Group practice | 64.7 (56.9–71.8) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) |
Years in practice | Â | Â |
 0–10 years | 67.4 (58.8–74,9) |  |
 11–20 years | 51.5 (40.5–62.4) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) |
 20+ years | 73.6 (62.8–82.2) | 1.3 (0,7–2.5) |
Familiar with guidelines | Â | Â |
 No (reference category) | 59.3 (48.1–69.5) |  |
 Yes | 66.7 (59.6–72.9) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) |
Multivariable generalized mixed models | Coefficient | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Post-graduate education | Â | Â | Â |
 No (reference category) |  |  |  |
 Yes | − 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.4 |
Country where working | Â | Â | Â |
 Belgium (reference category) |  |  |  |
 Netherlands | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.8–2.7 |
Type of practice | Â | Â | Â |
 Solo practice (reference category) |  |  |  |
 Group practice | − 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5–1.5 |
Years in practice | Â | Â | Â |
 0–10 years (reference category) |  |  |  |
 10–20 years | − 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.9 |
 20+ years | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8–2.7 |
Familiar with guidelines | Â | Â | Â |
 No (reference category) |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.8–2.4 |