title: A survey of wellness management strategies used by Canadian doctors of chiropractic.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to investigate if Canadian doctors of chiropractic consider using wellness strategies after functional recovery in acute and chronic conditions. This study also attempted to determine if there is a difference in the use of wellness management strategies between broad and narrow scope practitioners.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-one practicing, licensed chiropractors were recruited to complete an interview survey regarding 2 mock clinical case presentations. Interviews were recorded, and influential words or word pairings were identified. Investigators formulated criteria to divide practitioners into broad scope (mixers) and narrow scope (straights). Data were analyzed using Crawdad Analysis Software (version 1.2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All subjects indicated that they would provide information regarding public health and wellness strategies to a patient after functional resolution of the presenting chronic or acute complaints. The responses of broad scope (mixer) chiropractors appeared to be focused on the patient specifically, whereas narrow scope (straight) responses appeared to be more varied when analyzed for noun and noun-pair influence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study of practicing, licensed Canadian chiropractors suggests that wellness strategies may be commonly considered in practice. All subjects in this study reported a number of strategies to educate patients regarding wellness after functional recovery of a complaint.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada. bstainsby@cmcc.ca
authors.forename: Brynne E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Stainsby
authors.forename: Jason T C
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Porr
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ashley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Collinge
authors.forename: Julie C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D002684:Chiropractic / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D011786:Quality Control