Documenting prevention and health promotion activities of chiropractic patients is not routinely done. This talk will present the development of an instrument to measure baseline prevention and health promotion behaviors of patients enrolled in research studies of a chiropractic clinical research program. The instrument was first developed in 1998; several components of the instrument had been piloted and previously used in practice-based research surveys. In 1999, it was revised into a two-page self-report instrument including questions on lifestyle, diet, exercise, disease screening, medication use and supplement use. It was included with the intake forms for 74 patients enrolled in several pilot studies being conducted through the research program. Preliminary analysis indicates the data are generally complete and consistent. It is anticipated that a revised instrument will be evaluated through a pilot study in the summer of 2000; this will include an assessment of the accuracy of the self-report data through patient interviews. An additional goal is to determine how the self-report data can be supplemented with interview data with minimal impact on the clinical research program. The final instrument will be included for use in all studies being conducted in the program. Standard information on the prevention and health promotion activities of patients enrolled in chiropractic research studies will make it possible to compare these patients’ behaviors to the non-patient population and to patients presenting to chiropractic offices.
Learning Objectives: 1. recognize the importance of the need to document the prevention and health promotion activities of chiropractic patients 2. describe an instrument developed to measure prevention and health promotion activities of patients enrolled in research studies 3. identify ways in which the chiropractic profession can benefit from the documentation of prevention and health promotion activities of chiropractic patients
Keywords: Health Promotion, Chiropractic
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.