PMID- 30935519
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190723
LR  - 20190723
IS  - 1873-6963 (Electronic)
IS  - 0965-2299 (Linking)
VI  - 43
DP  - 2019 Apr
TI  - Prevalence and profile of Australian osteopaths treating older people.
PG  - 125-130
LID - S0965-2299(18)31227-5 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.01.013 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To explore the characteristics of the Australian osteopathy workforce 
      who participate in the management of older patients with musculoskeletal 
      complaints. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of osteopaths. 
      SETTING: The Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION), an Australian 
      practice-based research network. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The demographic, practice 
      and treatment characteristics of osteopaths who identify as 'always'or 'often' 
      treating patients aged 65 years or over. RESULTS: Over half (58%) of total 
      participants (n = 992) indicated often treating older people and this was 
      associated with referral patterns with other health professionals and a non-urban 
      practice location. Osteopaths providing care to older people were more likely to 
      discuss diet/nutrition and medications, and provide pain counselling. Osteopaths 
      who treated older adults were more likely to treat shoulder musculoskeletal 
      disorders, degenerative spine disorders, chronic or persistent pain, and 
      tendinopathies. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of Australian osteopaths 
      treat older adults frequently. The potential value and impact of osteopathy in 
      managing the health needs of an ageing population warrants close examination from 
      both researchers and policy makers.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Steel, Amie
AU  - Steel A
AD  - University of Technology Sydney, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and 
      Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, Ultimo, NSW Australia. Electronic 
      address: Amie.steel@uts.edu.au.
FAU - Vaughan, Brett
AU  - Vaughan B
AD  - Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, University of 
      Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; School of Health & Human Sciences, Southern 
      Cross University, Lismore, Australia.
FAU - Orrock, Paul
AU  - Orrock P
AD  - School of Health & Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia.
FAU - Peng, Wenbo
AU  - Peng W
AD  - University of Technology Sydney, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and 
      Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, Ultimo, NSW Australia.
FAU - Fleischmann, Michael
AU  - Fleischmann M
AD  - College of Health and Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
FAU - Grace, Sandra
AU  - Grace S
AD  - School of Health & Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia.
FAU - Engel, Roger M
AU  - Engel RM
AD  - Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
FAU - Sibbritt, David
AU  - Sibbritt D
AD  - University of Technology Sydney, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and 
      Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, Ultimo, NSW Australia.
FAU - Adams, Jon
AU  - Adams J
AD  - University of Technology Sydney, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and 
      Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, Ultimo, NSW Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190117
PL  - Scotland
TA  - Complement Ther Med
JT  - Complementary therapies in medicine
JID - 9308777
MH  - Adult
MH  - Australia
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Musculoskeletal Diseases/therapy
MH  - Osteopathic Medicine/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Osteopathic Physicians/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Referral and Consultation
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Aged care
OT  - Chronic pain
OT  - Gerontology
OT  - Health workforce
OT  - Osteopathy
EDAT- 2019/04/03 06:00
MHDA- 2019/07/25 06:00
CRDT- 2019/04/03 06:00
PHST- 2018/12/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/01/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/01/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/04/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/04/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/07/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0965-2299(18)31227-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.01.013 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Complement Ther Med. 2019 Apr;43:125-130. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.01.013. Epub 
      2019 Jan 17.