Phillips R B, Butler R
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1982 Jun;5(2):83-9.
This survey of the members of the Dade County Chiropractic Society of Miami, Florida was initiated with the encouragement and under the supervision of the Dade County Health Systems Agency (HSA). The purpose of the survey was to obtain information relative to the inclusion of chiropractic into future health planning to be conducted by the HSA. The survey was divided into a "Physicians Survey" obtaining information on location, office hours, gross income, total patient visits and type of practice of the doctor, and a "Patient Survey" obtaining information on age, sex, ethnic origin, residence, and payment source of the patients. Clinical information on initial complaints, diagnoses, treatment, referrals, and amount of care was also obtained. It was found that chiropractors work an average of 31.7 hours per week with a gross annual income of $74,750.00 (1979). The male-female distribution of patients was equal and the average patient age was 43.4 years. Anglocaucasian category comprised 80.2% of the patient sample. Nearly 50% of all chiropractic patients pay for services rendered out of their own pocket. Of the primary diagnosis, 81.3% related to the spine. The study concludes that the practice of chiropractic in Dade County is very similar to the practice of chiropractic in general.
这项针对佛罗里达州迈阿密达德县脊椎按摩疗法协会成员的调查，是在戴德县卫生系统机构（HSA）的鼓励和监督下发起的。调查目的是获取与将脊椎按摩疗法纳入HSA未来健康规划相关的信息。该调查分为“医生调查”，获取医生的办公地点、办公时间、总收入、患者就诊总数及执业类型等信息，以及“患者调查”，获取患者的年龄、性别、种族、居住地和付款来源等信息。还获取了有关初始投诉、诊断、治疗、转诊和护理量的临床信息。结果发现，脊椎按摩师平均每周工作31.7小时，年总收入为74,750.00美元（1979年）。患者的男女分布均等，患者平均年龄为43.4岁。盎格鲁 - 高加索人类别占患者样本的80.2%。几乎所有脊椎按摩疗法患者中有近50%自掏腰包支付所接受的服务费用。在主要诊断中，81.3%与脊柱有关。该研究得出结论，迈阿密达德县的脊椎按摩疗法执业情况与一般的脊椎按摩疗法执业情况非常相似。
