ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2018
Does interprofessional interaction influence physical therapy students' attitudes toward chiropractic?
Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Attitudes and perceptions of health care professionals concerning chiropractors and chiropractic practice: a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Interprofessional Education Readiness with Undergraduate Nursing and Health Information Management Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.Advances in health information science and practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundInterprofessional education (IPE) facilitates collaborative health practice, improving clinical outcomes.
objectiveExplore physical therapy (PT) students' observations about chiropractic, including attitudes amongst distinctive PT programs.
methodsWe administered a 74-item electronic survey, including 12 attitudinal items comprising the chiropractic attitude questionnaire (CAQ), to PT students at two universities. PT students at University 2 interacted with faculty members who were chiropractors, while PT students at University 1 did not interrelate with faculty members who were chiropractors.
resultsMean CAQ score for University 1 was 35.92 (SD ± 5.62), while the mean CAQ score for University 2 was 40.67 (SD ± 5.34) indicating a significant mean difference of 4.75 (SE ± 0.89) points (P ≤ 0.001). DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that interprofessional interaction may improve attitudes amongst PT students.
conclusionsPT students exposed to chiropractors via interprofessional interaction demonstrated a more positive attitude toward the chiropractic profession.
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