Table 2 Therapeutic recommendations or referrals for specific ancillary services
Therapy | MD | NP | PA | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N respondents | 125 | 23 | 21 | 169 |
Therapeutic exercise, e.g. swimming, walking, yoga, Tai Chi | 96/124 (77%) | 16/23 (69%) | 18/21 (80%) | 130/168 (77%) |
   Refer to community only | 39/90 (43%) | 6/16 (38%) | 8/17 (47%) | 53/123 (43%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 95/120 (79%) | 16/20 (80%) | 18/21 (80%) | 129/161 (80%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 70/120 (58%) | 11/20 (55%) | 13/21 (62%) | 94/161 (58%) |
Vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements such as herbs, fish oil, glucosamine or melatonin | 82/125 (66%) | 15/23 (65%) | 16/21 (76%) | 113/169 (67%) |
   Refer to community only | 22/73 (30%) | 6/15 (40%) | 7/15 (47%) | 35/103 (33%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 82/118 (69%) | 14/20 (70%) | 15/21 (71%) | 111/159 (69%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 39/118 (33%) | 7/20 (35%) | 8/21 (38%) | 54/159 (33%) |
Therapeutic Massage or Bodywork | 60/124 (48%) | 11/23 (48%) | 14/21 (67%) | 85/168 (50%) |
   Refer to community only | 39/59 (66%) | 4/11 (36%) | 5/15 (33%) | 48/85 (56%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 72/112 (64%) | 14/21 (67%) | 15/19 (79%) | 101/152 (66%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 22/112 (20%) | 2/21(10%) | 5/19 (26%) | 29/152(19%) |
Environmental Therapy, e.g. bright lights, phototherapy, music, heat, ice, magnets, etc. | 44/123 (34%) | 11/23 (48%) | 11/21 (52%) | 66/167 (39%) |
   Refer to community only | 10/44 (23%) | 4/11 (36%) | 4/11 (36%) | 18/66 (27%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 58/111 (52%) | 12/21 (57%) | 13/18 (72%) | 83/150 (55%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 21/111 (19%) | 1/21 (5%) | 6/18 (33%) | 28/150 (18%) |
Prayer/spiritual counseling, ceremony or ritual | 53/124 (43%) | 13/23 (56%) | 10/21 (48%) | 76/168 (45%) |
   Refer to community only | 28/54 (52%) | 4/13 (31%) | 5/10 (50%) | 37/77 (48%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 55/114 (48%) | 15/19 (79%) | 10/18 (56%) | 80/151 (52%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 24/114(21%) | 6/19(31%) | 5/18(28%) | 5/151(23%) |
Acupuncture, acupressure or related therapies | 39/123 (32%) | 2/23 (10%) | 7/20 (35%) | 48/166 (28%) |
   Refer to community only | 36/41 (88%) | 2/23 (10%) | 7/7 (100%) | 45/71 (63%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 58/111 (52%) | 8/19 (42%) | 9/17 (53%) | 75/147 (51%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 4/111 (4%) | 0% | 4/17 (24%) | 8/128 (6%) |
Chiropractic or osteopathic adjustments | 31/123 (25%) | 5/22 (23%) | 9/21 (43%) | 45/166 (27%) |
   Refer to community only | 26/34 (76%) | 4/4 (100%) | 8/9 (89%) | 38/47 (80%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 38/109 (35%) | 7/18 (39%) | 8/17 (47%) | 53/144 (36%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 4/109 (4%) | 1/18(6%) | 3/17 (18%) | 8/144(5%) |
Reiki, healing touch, therapeutic touch, QiGong | 15/120 (12%) | 4/23 (17%) | 3/21 (14%) | 22/164 (13%) |
   Refer to community only | 11/16 (69%) | 1/4 (25%) | 3/3 (100%) | 15/23 (65%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 31/106 (29%) | 9/18 (50%) 0 | 7/17 (41%) | 47/141 (33%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 1/106 (1%) | % | 3/17 (18%) | 4/123 (3%) |
Homeopathy | 3/122 (2%) | 2/23 (9%) | 3/21 (14%) | 8/166 (0.5%) |
   Refer to community only | 4/7 (57%) | 1/2 (50%) | 3/3 (100%) | 8/12 (66%) |
   Would refer if offered here | 18/110 (16%) | 7/18 (39%) | 4/15 (26%) | 29/143 (20%) |
   Would refer 9+/yr | 0% | 0% | 1/15 (7%) | 1/15 (7%) |