Minicozzi Salvatore J, Russell Brent S
Intelligent Chiropractic, Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Dr. Sid E. Williams Center for Chiropractic Research, Life University, Marietta, Georgia.
J Chiropr Med. 2017 Sep;16(3):183-188. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2017.03.001. Epub 2017 Sep 22.
The purpose of this report is to describe the role of on-site chiropractic care in one corporate environment.
A part-time chiropractic practice that provides services to a single company on site, 1 day per week, is described. Most care is oriented toward "wellness," is paid for by the employer, and is limited only by the chiropractor's few weekly hours of on-site availability. With approval from the company, the authors conducted an absenteeism analysis after obtaining ethics approval and consent from employee-patients who received care between 2012 and 2014. Comparisons of absenteeism rates of the sample were compared with lost worktime rates from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Labor Force Statistics.
Of 40 current employees, 35 used chiropractic services; 17 employee-patients met the inclusion criteria. The lost worktime rates of those using chiropractic services (0.72%, 0.55%, and 0.67%, for 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively) were lower than corresponding rates from Labor Force Statistics (1.5%, 1.2%, and 1.1%).
Absenteeism for the employee-patients was lower than equivalent national figures in this sample of workers. Though these results may or may not be related to the chiropractic care, these findings prompt further investigation into this relationship.
本报告旨在描述现场整脊疗法在一个企业环境中的作用。
描述了一个每周为一家公司提供一天现场服务的兼职整脊疗法诊所。大多数治疗以“健康维护”为导向，由雇主付费，且仅受整脊治疗师每周有限的现场工作时间限制。在获得公司批准后，作者在获得伦理批准并征得2012年至2014年期间接受治疗的员工患者同意后，进行了旷工分析。将样本的旷工率与美国劳工统计局劳动力统计中的误工率进行了比较。
在40名在职员工中，35人使用了整脊疗法服务；17名员工患者符合纳入标准。使用整脊疗法服务的员工（2012年、2013年和2014年的误工率分别为0.72%、0.55%和0.67%）的误工率低于劳动力统计中的相应比率（1.5%、1.2%和1.1%）。
在这个工人样本中，员工患者的旷工率低于全国平均水平。尽管这些结果可能与整脊疗法有关，也可能无关，但这些发现促使人们进一步研究这种关系。
