Table 1 Patients socio-demographic Characteristics
From: Profile of osteopathic practice in Spain: results from a standardized data collection study
% | n | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | 314 | |
Female | 61% | 192 |
Male | 39% | 122 |
Age (years) | 40 (mean) | |
Employment situation | 314 | |
Full-time employee | 44% | 137 |
Student | 17% | 54 |
Self-employed | 14% | 43 |
Retirement | 8% | 27 |
Unemployed | 5% | 16 |
Other (Employee temporary part-time, domestic employment, pensioner) | 12% | 37 |
Referral Source | 313 | |
Patient’s own choice | 78% | 244 |
Health care professional | 21% | 68 |
Other | 1% | 1 |
Previous Osteopathic treatment | 313 | |
No | 73% | 229 |
Yes | 27% | 84 |
Osteopathic reason for consultation | ||
Recommendation or Reference | 75% | 235 |
Previous unsuccessful treatment | 34% | 108 |
Their choice to receive osteopathic treatment | 30% | 93 |
Treatment options other than medication | 26% | 81 |
Manual treatment search | 20% | 64 |
Personal search | 16% | 49 |
Previous Osteopathic treatment experience | 10% | 31 |
Alternative to surgery | 5% | 16 |
Do not desire treatment programmes from Social Security services | 4% | 12 |
Awaiting for rehabilitation covered by the Social Security service | 2% | 7 |
Other | 2% | 7 |