Journal of chiropractic medicine
Satisfaction and interpersonal process of care experience of parents with children under chiropractic care
By Alcantara J and Whetten R.
Abstract
Objective
The purpose of this study was to examine the satisfaction and interpersonal process of care (IPC) experience of parents with children receiving chiropractic care.
Methods
In this prospective cohort study, the IPC experience of parents was assessed with the IPC-18 at study entrance and following a course of chiropractic care for their child. The study population was a convenience sample of educated parents (n = 671) with an average age of 36.27 years. Data were collected in the United States from December 2016 to December 2017. Parental satisfaction was also assessed with the RAND visit-specific satisfaction instrument (VSQ9) at follow-up. In addition to descriptive statistics, we utilized the Wilcoxon signed rank test and the Kruskal-Wallis test to compare means at 2 and ≥3 independent groups, respectively. Random forest modeling determined factors predictive of overall VSQ9 scoring.
