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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Fast tracking the design of theory-based KT interventions through a consensus process

Characteristics (% unless stated otherwise)

Participants (N = 13)

CCRD (2011)a(N = 2,296)

Professional background

Chiropractors (n = 9)

N/A

Chiropractic leaders/decision-makers (n = 4)

Age

46.7 years (SD ± 6.8)

44.3 years (SD ± 11.7)

Gender

70% M; 30% F

67.2% M; 32.8% F

Number of years in practice (mean and SD)

20.8 years (SD ± 7.2)

17 years (SD ± 11.8)

Type of practice

3 in solo practice

34.8% in solo practice

Patients presenting with complaints of neck pain

Over 40%

N/A

Prescribe exercise as a component of spinal pain treatments

100%

69.4% (SD ± 29.7)

Provide exercise leaflets to patients

69%

N/A

Has onsite low-technology exercise equipment

62%

N/A

  1. N/A not available, M male, F female, SD standard deviation.
  2. aCanadian Chiropractic Research Databank, maintained by the Canadian Chiropractic Association.