Osteopaths’ awareness, attitudes and referral behaviour with relation to the Alexander Technique.
Item
- Title
- Osteopaths’ awareness, attitudes and referral behaviour with relation to the Alexander Technique.
- Author(s)
- Bray Rebecca
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate osteopaths’ awareness, knowledge level, attitudes and referral behaviour in relation to Alexander technique (AT). Design: Online questionnaire comprised of 24 questions, the majority of which were based on the Likert-scale. Six of the questions were open-ended. Participants: 125 registered osteopaths from all over the UK. Method: 500 registered osteopaths were randomly selected and emailed an invitation to take part in the study, with a link to the online questionnaire. Responses were collected automatically via Surveymonkey.com. Results: The response rate was 25%. Osteopaths’ self-rated knowledge of AT was fairly low (median 4/10). 94.3% were unaware of the research by Little et al (2008). The majority expressed an interest in expanding their knowledge of AT, considered it to be moderately effective and believed osteopathy and AT complement each other. The majority had recommended AT to patients, been asked for information on AT by their patients and had been asked by patients for a referral to an AT teacher. Conclusions: Osteopaths’ level of awareness of AT could be improved. There is a need for further research into the effectiveness of AT.
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate osteopaths’ awareness, knowledge level, attitudes and referral behaviour in relation to Alexander technique (AT). Design: Online questionnaire comprised of 24 questions, the majority of which were based on the Likert-scale. Six of the questions were open-ended. Participants: 125 registered osteopaths from all over the UK. Method: 500 registered osteopaths were randomly selected and emailed an invitation to take part in the study, with a link to the online questionnaire. Responses were collected automatically via Surveymonkey.com. Results: The response rate was 25%. Osteopaths’ self-rated knowledge of AT was fairly low (median 4/10). 94.3% were unaware of the research by Little et al (2008). The majority expressed an interest in expanding their knowledge of AT, considered it to be moderately effective and believed osteopathy and AT complement each other. The majority had recommended AT to patients, been asked for information on AT by their patients and had been asked by patients for a referral to an AT teacher. Conclusions: Osteopaths’ level of awareness of AT could be improved. There is a need for further research into the effectiveness of AT.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2010
- Date Submitted
- 31.5.2011 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 14938
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Alexander Technique, Attitude, Awareness, Referral, Behaviour, Osteopathic Medicine
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Bray Rebecca, “Osteopaths’ awareness, attitudes and referral behaviour with relation to the Alexander Technique.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 14, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/1814