背景根据美国十年一次的医疗保健整骨疗法调查,整骨专业在美国稳步获得认可,特别是在白人/高加索人群中。这个,然而,没有考虑到欧洲移民社区,虽然种族分类为白人/高加索人,可能未在其本国接触骨科医生(DOs),并且可能对整骨治疗药物保持沉默。关于非英语社区的数据有限,可能掩盖了进一步推广的需要。这项研究旨在确定与少数族裔社区进行整骨疗法接触的文献,并评估纽约市东欧地区的整骨疗法意识。次要目标包括表征阻碍获取骨科药物的潜在障碍,and,通过延伸,其他少数群体。方法用俄语和英语编写的匿名调查被用来收集人口统计信息,教育水平,医疗保健习惯,以及骨科医生专业的知识。为了提供临床情景,向参与者提供了关于腰背痛(LBP)的健康习惯问题.在两个不同的时间点从高密度东欧地区随机选择18岁以上的参与者。使用R进行统计分析,以使用卡方检验评估问题之间的独立性。结果共有150项调查符合纳入标准,有71名男性和79名女性,年龄范围为18-92岁,中位年龄为62岁。在比较人口统计时,教育水平,和医疗保健习惯,只有英语水平在确定对骨科医生专业的认可方面显示出统计学意义(p=0.039)。总的来说,60%(n=94)的人说他们听说过整骨疗法,并且知道医生做什么。然而,只有35%(n=53)会看到LBP的DO,50%(n=77)看物理治疗师。结论与检查少数民族社区整骨意识的研究相比,纽约的俄罗斯社区似乎对骨科医生职业有了更大的认可。这个,然而,并不能转化为临床情景,因为更多的参与者更有可能去看物理治疗师。虽然这种差异可以归因于许多因素,毫无疑问,需要在少数民族社区进行更大的整骨疗法外展和数据收集。
Background According to the decennial Osteopathic Survey of Healthcare in America, the osteopathic profession has been steadily gaining recognition in the United States, particularly among the White/Caucasian demographic. This, however, does not take into account immigrant European communities that, while racially classified as White/Caucasian, may be unexposed to osteopathic physicians (DOs) in their home country and may be reticent to osteopathic manipulative medicine. Data on non-English-speaking communities are limited and can mask the need for further outreach. This study aimed to identify literature in osteopathic outreach to minority communities and assess osteopathic awareness in New York City\'s Eastern European communities. Secondary objectives include characterization of potential barriers in hindering access to osteopathic medicine, and, by extension, other minority groups. Methodology An anonymous survey prepared in
Russian and English was used to gather demographics, education level, healthcare habits, and knowledge of the osteopathic profession. To provide a clinical scenario, a health habit question regarding low back pain (LBP) was provided to participants. Participants over the age of 18 were randomly selected from high density Eastern European areas at two separate time points. Statistical analysis was performed using R to evaluate independence between questions using chi-square tests. Results A total of 150 surveys met the inclusion criteria, with 71 males and 79 females, an age range of 18-92, and a median age of 62. On comparing demographics, education level, and healthcare habits, only English proficiency showed statistical significance (p = 0.039) in determining recognition of the osteopathic profession. Overall, 60% (n = 94) stated that they have heard of osteopathic medicine and knew what a DO physician does. However, only 35% (n = 53) would see a DO for LBP, with 50% (n = 77) seeing a physical therapist. Conclusions Compared to research examining osteopathic awareness in ethnic minority communities, the
Russian community in New York appears to have greater recognition of the osteopathic profession. This, however, does not translate into a clinical scenario as more participants were more likely to see a physical therapist. While this difference can be attributed to numerous factors, it stands without doubt that greater osteopathic outreach and data collection needs to be performed in minority communities.