Table 4 Healthcare Providers seen
Healthcare providers seen in the past year | Visited n, (%)** | Motivation* | Helpfulness* very or somewhat (%) | % Who tell doctor* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute illness (%) | Longterm illness (%) | Health maintenance (%) | Other (%) | ||||
Physician | 366 (70.5%) | 25.5 | 40.9 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 95.5 | N/A |
Massage Therapist | 39 (7.5%) | 17.1 | 28.6 | 45.7 | 8.6 | 77.1 | 20.0 |
Chiropractor | 35 (6.7%) | 14.7 | 32.4 | 44.1 | 8.8 | 81.2 | 33.3 |
Acupuncturist | 24 (4.6%) | 13.6 | 31.9 | 36.4 | 18.9 | 81.0 | 33.3 |
Bonesetter*** | 21 (4.0%) | 25.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 73.7 | 53.8 |
Rehabilitation therapist | 12 (2.3%) | 9.1 | 54.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 100 | 70.0 |
Spiritual healer | 5 (1.0%) | 0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 60.0 | 100 | 40.0 |
Qigong therapist | 5 (1.0%) | 0 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 0 |
Kampo practitioner | 5 (1.0%) | 25.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 100 | 40.0 |
Other | 6 (1.2%) | 0 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 100 | 0 |