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ArticleInternational journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork2018

The Characteristics, Experiences and Perceptions of Registered Massage Therapists in New Zealand: Results from a National Survey of Practitioners.

Phillip Cottingham, Jon Adams, Ram Vempati, Jill Dunn, David Sibbritt

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Article in International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Beyond the Barriers: Alternative Payment Schemes may make Massage Therapy more Affordable.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2026
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  3. Use of massage therapy by mid-aged and older Australian women.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Phillip CottinghamWellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jon AdamsAustralian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
Ram VempatiWellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jill DunnWellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland, New Zealand.
David SibbrittAustralian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
University of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMassage therapy is widely recognized as offering many health benefits, with a growing number of studies finding it has value in stress management, pain reduction, and overcoming physical limitations. However, there are few studies of massage therapists practices and perceptions in New Zealand and internationally. This paper reports the findings from the first national survey examining the characteristics, perceptions, and experiences of New Zealand-based massage therapists on a range of aspects related to their role and practices. PURPOSE: This study sought to ascertain the characteristics, experiences, and perceptions of massage therapists in New Zealand, particularly in the aspects of: integration of health care; attitudes and practices related to research; and evidence and attitudes to registration.

settingMassage practice in New Zealand (nationwide survey).

participantsMembers of Massage New Zealand (a massage practitioners association). RESEARCH

designMassage practitioners were surveyed online, using a 65-part questionnaire, on a range of characteristics of their practices and their attitudes to research, integration, and registration. Statistical analysis was performed using STATA. Statistical significance was set at 0.05.

main outcome measuresFour hundred massage therapists (MTs) were invited to participate and 115 responded, providing a response rate of 29%. MTs valued research (95%) and perceived that it had an impact for their practices (88%). Significant correlations were found for research value and: mean case-load (

conclusionMassage practitioners perceive that they make a significant contribution to health care, but area of practice, such as research, and referral and integration into mainstream health care require more in-depth investigation.

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government regulationhealth care surveyintegrative medicinemassageperceptionpracticesreferral

Identifiers

PMID29881478
PMCPMC5988344
OpenAlexW2808539300

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