Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Beit Street, Doornfontein, South Africa.
Chiropr Man Therap. 2023 Apr 3;31(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12998-023-00483-3.
Effective communication is imperative for successful interprofessional collaborative interactions that augment both patient-centred and evidence based care. Inquiry into the prevalence of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractor's webpages has not been explored to date. The implications of such analysis could indicate the professions' ability to effectively communicate in interdisciplinary settings.
From 1 to 15 June 2020, Google search was used to identify the webpages (excluding social media accounts) of South African private practice chiropractors registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA). Webpages were word-searched for eight chiropractic terms with context: subluxation; manipulate(-ion); adjust(-ing/-ment); holism(-tic); alignment; vital(-ism/-istic); wellness; and innate intelligence. Data collected was transferred to an Excel spreadsheet. Accuracy of information was verified by the researchers through a process of double checking. The number of instances each term was used, and certain socio-demographic data were recorded. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were used to summarise and analyse the data.
Among 884 AHPCSA-registered South African chiropractors, 336 webpages were identified and analysed. From 1 to 15 June 2020, the most commonly found terms on 336 South African chiropractic webpages were 'adjust(-ing/-ment)', 'manipulate/manipulation', and 'wellness', with prevalence estimates of 64.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59.0% to 69.2%), 51.8% (95% CI, 46.5% to 57.1%), and 33.0% (95% CI, 28.2% to 38.2%), respectively. The least commonly found terms were 'innate intelligence' and 'vital(-ism/-istic)', with prevalence estimates of 0.60% (95% CI, 0.16% to 2.1%) and 0.30% (95% CI, 0.05% to 1.7%), respectively. Manipulate(-ion) was used more by male chiropractors (p = 0.015). The longer a chiropractor was in practice the more likely they were to use profession-specific terms (p = 0.025). The most frequently occurring combination of terms were adjust(-ing/-ment) and manipulate(-ion), found in 38 out of 336 webpages (11.3%; 95% CI, 8.4% to 15.1%).
The use of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractic webpages was common, with the prevalence of term use varying by type of terms, by gender of the chiropractor, and by clinical practice experience. Better understanding of the effects of chiropractic terminology use on interprofessional and patient interactions and communication is warranted.
有效的沟通对于成功的跨专业协作互动至关重要，这可以增强以患者为中心和基于证据的护理。迄今为止，尚未探究南非脊医网页上与脊骨神经医学相关的术语的流行程度。这种分析的影响可能表明该专业在跨学科环境中进行有效沟通的能力。
2020 年 6 月 1 日至 15 日，使用谷歌搜索确定了南非私人执业脊医的网页（不包括社交媒体账户），这些脊医已在南非医疗辅助专业人员理事会（AHPCSA）注册。在八个与脊骨神经医学相关的术语中搜索网页上下文：错位；操作（-ion）；调整（-ing/-ment）；整体论（-tic）；对齐；活力（-ism/-istic）；健康；和天生智力。将收集到的数据转移到 Excel 电子表格中。研究人员通过反复检查来验证信息的准确性。记录了每个术语的使用次数和某些社会人口统计学数据。使用描述性统计和双变量分析来总结和分析数据。
在 884 名在 AHPCSA 注册的南非脊医中，确定并分析了 336 个网页。2020 年 6 月 1 日至 15 日期间，在 336 个南非脊医网页上最常见的术语是“调整（-ing/-ment）”、“操作/操作”和“健康”，其流行率估计分别为 64.1%（95%置信区间[CI]，59.0%至 69.2%）、51.8%（95% CI，46.5%至 57.1%）和 33.0%（95% CI，28.2%至 38.2%）。使用最少的术语是“天生智力”和“活力（-ism/-istic）”，其流行率估计分别为 0.60%（95% CI，0.16%至 2.1%）和 0.30%（95% CI，0.05%至 1.7%）。男性脊医更倾向于使用操作（-ion）（p=0.015）。脊医从业时间越长，他们越有可能使用专业术语（p=0.025）。最常出现的术语组合是调整（-ing/-ment）和操作（-ion），在 38 个网页（11.3%；95% CI，8.4%至 15.1%）中都有出现。
南非脊医网页上使用脊医相关术语很常见，术语使用的流行程度因术语类型、脊医性别和临床实践经验而异。有必要更好地了解脊医术语使用对跨专业和患者互动及沟通的影响。
