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| Title |
Acupuncture and chiropractic care for chronic pain in an integrated health plan: a mixed methods study
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-11-118 |
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| Authors |
Lynn L DeBar, Charles Elder, Cheryl Ritenbaugh, Mikel Aickin, Rick Deyo, Richard Meenan, John Dickerson, Jennifer A Webster, Bobbi Jo Yarborough |
| Abstract |
Substantial recent research examines the efficacy of many types of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies. However, outcomes associated with the "real-world" use of CAM has been largely overlooked, despite calls for CAM therapies to be studied in the manner in which they are practiced. Americans seek CAM treatments far more often for chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) than for any other condition. Among CAM treatments for CMP, acupuncture and chiropractic (A/C) care are among those with the highest acceptance by physician groups and the best evidence to support their use. Further, recent alarming increases in delivery of opioid treatment and surgical interventions for chronic pain--despite their high costs, potential adverse effects, and modest efficacy--suggests the need to evaluate real world outcomes associated with promising non-pharmacological/non-surgical CAM treatments for CMP, which are often well accepted by patients and increasingly used in the community. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 13 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 54% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| South Africa | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 92% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 149 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 144 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 20 | 13% |
| Researcher | 17 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 10% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 36 | 24% |
| Unknown | 34 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 11% |
| Psychology | 8 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 19 | 13% |
| Unknown | 43 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 May 2018.
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#2,228,387
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#399
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#17,194
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#10
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