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Factors Contributing to Osteopathic Manipulation Usage at Army Family Medicine Residency Programs

Journal: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Date: 2007/08, 107(8):Pages: 362. doi: Subito , type of study: cross sectional study

Full text    (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7556/jaoa.2007.107.8.327/html)

Keywords:

cross sectional study [842]
military [19]
OMT [3752]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3772]
osteopathic medicine [2025]
programs [126]
residency [326]
USA [1656]

Abstract:

Hypothesis: Army Family Medicine Residency Programs with a philosophy conducive to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) have less barriers to performing OMT and increased usage. Material and Methods: After IRB approval, each osteopathic resident currently enrolled in one of the seven Army Family Medicine Residency Programs was sent an email requesting voluntary participation in an online survey. Programs were divided into two groups based on resident perception of whether their program had a philosophical environment conducive to OMT, as measured by a five-point Likert scale. Results: 70% (36/53) of the residents completed the survey. When comparing programs reported as OMT-conducive residency programs to less conducive programs, 56% (10/18) versus 21% (4/15) [p=0.031] had adequate access to designated treatment tables, 72% (13/18) versus 33% (6/18) [p=0.019] participated in monthly OMT clinics, and 100% (14/14) versus 14% (2/14) [p≤0.01] had multiple osteopathic lectures and labs in the last academic year. 89% (16/18) of the OMT promoting programs' residents reported using manipulation at least monthly versus 58% (11/19) [p=0.034] at other programs. 72% (13/18) of the residents in the programs that support OMT consider manipulation usage as a determining factor in their match ranking versus 26% (5/19) [p=0.05] at non-OMT supporting residencies. Residents at non-conducive programs stated they would increase OMT usage if there were more OMT tables, clinics, and lectures/labs (74% [14/19], 79% [15/19], and 89% [17/19] respectively). 100% of residents stated they would like to improve their manipulation skills. Conclusions: There is an association between programs whose residents report a philosophy conducive to OMT and the usage of osteopathic manipulation. Programs with a less conducive environment could easily remove the identified barriers to increase OMT usage. Residency programs, both allopathic and osteopathic, have an incentive to increase OMT use to assist with recruitment of osteopathic medical students into Family Medicine Residencies.


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