title: Chiropractor perceptions and practices regarding interprofessional service delivery in the Danish primary care context.
abstract: For the past 20 years, chiropractors have enjoyed access to the Danish health care system and have been free to build integrated health care delivery partnerships. An electronic survey of chiropractic clinics around Denmark was conducted in order to observe interprofessional practice trends. From the available population of 252 practices, 166 responses were received. Ninety-six percent of respondents considered inter-disciplinary/interprofessional practice to be either "very" or "extremely" important in the context of modern Danish health care. Three occupational groups appear to be commonly involved in practice alongside chiropractors, these being massage therapists (82%), physiotherapists (58%) and acupuncturists (37%). Interestingly only 11% considered a medical practitioner to be an active participant in their current interprofessional service delivery. Danish chiropractors consider interprofessional practice to be important and as a group, perceive themselves to be offering such models of service provision. Medical practitioners are perceived as desirable, but under utilized partners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark and.
authors.forename: Corrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Myburgh
authors.forename: Henrik Wulff
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Anders Lyck
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fogh-Schultz
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002684:Chiropractic; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003718:Denmark; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008405:Massage; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce