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- Title
Comparing the Satisfaction of Low Back Pain Patients Randomized to Receive Medical or Chiropractic Care: Results From the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study.
- Authors
Hertzrnan-Miller, Ruth P.; Morgenstern, Hal; Hurwitz, Eric L.; Fei Yu; Adams, Alan H.; Harber, Philip; Kominski, Gerald F.
- Abstract
Objectives. This study examined the difference in satisfaction between patients assigned to chiropractic vs medical care for treatment of low back pain in a managed care organization. Methods. Satisfaction scores (on a 10-50 scale) after 4 weeks of follow-up were compared among 672 patients randomized to receive medical or chiropractic care. Results. The mean satisfaction score for chiropractic patients was greater than the score for medical patients (crude difference=5.5; 95% confidence interval=4.5, 6.5). Self-care advice and explanation of treatment predicted satisfaction and reduced the estimated difference between chiropractic and medical patients' satisfaction. Conclusions. Communication of advice and information to patients with low back pain increases their satisfaction with providers and accounts for much of the difference between chiropractic and medical patients' satisfaction. (Am J Public Health, 2002;92: 1628--1633)
- Subjects
LUMBAR pain; BACK diseases; PATIENT satisfaction; CHIROPRACTIC; ALTERNATIVE medicine; MEDICAL care
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2002, Vol 92, Issue 10, p1628
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1628