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ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2015

Attributes of Non-Hispanic Blacks That Use Chiropractic Health Care: A Survey of Patients in Texas and Louisiana.

John Ward, Kelley Humphries, Jesse Coats, Paige Whitfield

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Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John WardAssociate Professor/Research Fellow, Department of Physiology and Chemistry, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX.
Kelley HumphriesFellow, Logan University, St. Louis, MO.
Jesse CoatsProfessor, Department of Clinical Specialties, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX.
Paige WhitfieldGraduate Student, Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX.
Texas Chiropractic College · USLogan University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to describe non-Hispanic blacks that use chiropractic health care to better understand this underserved demographic.

methodsE-mail and telephone calls were used to recruit doctors of chiropractic (DCs) in Texas and Louisiana to distribute anonymous surveys to their non-Hispanic black patients. Twenty doctors volunteered to participate. Each was sent 10 surveys and self-addressed envelopes to distribute. All doctors were given at least 3 months to distribute surveys to as many non-Hispanic black patients that they had. The survey contained 20 questions designed to develop a profile of non-Hispanic black patients that used chiropractic care. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize demographic and other patient attributes.

resultsTwo-hundred surveys were distributed and 44 were completed, yielding a response rate of 22%. Non-Hispanic black patients were more likely to be female (54.5%), be older than 50 years (56.8%), be a college graduate (59.1%), be employed (61.9%), report not receiving public assistance in the past 5 years (81.4%), report a household income of $20 000 to $60 000 a year (48.8%), and born in the United States (83.7%). Participants reported that there was a DC within 30 minutes of their address (81.4%), their DC always explained things to them in an easy-to-understand manner (81.8%), their DC always showed respect for what they had to say (88.6%), and their DC always cared about them as a person (86.4%).

conclusionsIn the sample surveyed, non-Hispanic black patients tended to be female, be older, be college educated, be employed, and have a positive viewpoint on their interactions with their DC.

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African AmericansBlackChiropracticComplementary medicineMinority health

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PMID26693213
PMCPMC4371116
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