| Table 3. Source of Patients and Role of Licensed Acupuncturists, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, and Naturopathic Physicians in Care of Patient (Consecutive Patient Visits) by State (1998-99). | |||||||||
| Source of Patients | Have Seen Patient Before |
Patient Believed to Be Receiving Care From MD/DO for Primary Reason for Visit % (SE) |
Discussed Care of this Patient With | ||||||
| Profession and State |
Patient Self-Referral* % (SE) |
MD/DO Referral % (SE) |
CAM Referral† % (SE) |
For Any Reason % (SE) |
For Same Reason % (SE) |
MD/DO % (SE) |
CAM Provider % (SE) | ||
| Acupuncture | |||||||||
| Massachusetts | 74.3 (1.7) | 9.9 (1.3) | 9.4 (1.0) | 81.5 (1.9) | 73.9 (2.1) | 56.2 (1.9) | 10.9 (1.2) | 11.7 (1.2) | |
| Washington | 69.8 (1.9) | 12.2 (1.5) | 12.6 (1.2) | 78.9 (2.0) | 73.2 (2.1) | 49.7 (2.1) | 9.9 (1.3) | 13.3 (1.4) | |
| Chiropractic | |||||||||
| Arizona | 87.2 (1.4) | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.6) | 80.7 (2.8) | 72.7 (2.9) | 16.8 (1.7) | 10.8 (1.5) | 4.4 (0.8) | |
| Massachusetts | 81.1 (1.5) | 6.6 (0.9) | 6.2 (0.9) | 88.7 (1.3) | 79.5 (1.6) | 18.2 (1.4) | 15.5 (1.4) | 10.2 (1.4) | |
| Massage therapy | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 75.1 (3.7) | 3.8 (1.1) | 16.5 (3.6) | 77.5 (2.3) | 65.9 (2.5) | 22.1 (1.8) | 3.6 (1.2) | 18.2 (3.7) | |
| Washington | 64.1 (2.6) | 10.7 (1.8) | 19.3 (2.0) | 81.5 (1.8) | 72.0 (2.1) | 29.7 (2.2) | 8.4 (1.4) | 20.5 (2.0) | |
| Naturopathy | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 84.0 (2.5) | 5.9 (1.6) | 5.6 (1.4) | 77.6 (2.3) | 60.3 (3.0) | 46.2 (2.7) | 14.9 (2.9) | 4.1 (1.1) | |
| Washington | 80.1 (1.7) | 5.8 (0.8) | 7.6 (1.0) | 78.5 (1.6) | 64.0 (2.0) | 32.3 (1.9) | 13.2 (1.7) | 6.1 (0.9) | |
| Conventional physicians (US, 1997-98) |
— | 15.8 (0.2) | — | 85.7 (0.2)‡ | 65.2 (0.2)‡ | — | — | — | |
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MD = doctor of medicine, DO = doctor of osteopathy, CAM = complementary and alternative medicine, SE = standard error. | |||||||||