Identifying the barriers to conducting outcomes research in integrative health care clinic settings - a qualitative study

Table 1 Description of participating clinics

Location (Province)	Number of Practitioners	Modalities	Caseload	Who was interviewed
British Columbia	12	MD, ND, Chiro, Yoga, M/B, TCM, RMT	100-300	Physician Manager
British Columbia	3	MD, ND, TCM,	<100	CAM Practitioner
Alberta	3	M/B, Nutrition, ND	<100	CAM Practitioner
				CAM Practitioner- Manager
Alberta	11	ND, Nutrition, Dentist, TCM, M/B, MD	100-300	CAM Practitioner
				CAM Practitioner-Manager
Ontario	14	MD, RMT, TCM	100-300	CAM Practitioner
Ontario	10	Chiro, TCM, ND	100-300	CAM Practitioner-Manager
Ontario	9	ND, TCM, RMT, Chiro, MD, Yoga	>300	Manager
				Physician
Ontario	3	MD, M/B	<100	Physician
Ontario	8	ND, MD, RMT, TCM	100-300	CAM Practitioner-Manager
Ontario	3	MD, ND	<100	CAM- Practitioner
Ontario	11	MD, TCM, Phyio, M/B	100-300	CAM Practitioner-Manager
Ontario	3	MD, TCM, Physio, M/B	100-300	Manager-Clinic Director
Ontario	3	MD, ND, TCM	<100	CAM-Practitioner
Ontario	10	MD, RMT, TCM	>300	Clinic Director-Manager
				CAM Practitioner-Manager
Ontario	5	MD, ND, Physio, Chiro	>300	Physician
Ontario	7	MD, M/B, Physio, Chiro	>300	Physician-Manager
Quebec	2	MD, TCM, RMT, ND, Chiro, Physio	<100	CAM Practitioner
Quebec	19	RMT, TCM, ND	>300	Manager-Clinic Director
Nova Scotia	2	MD, ND, TCM	100-300	Physician

Glossary: MD (physician), ND (naturopath), Chiro (chiropractor), Physio (Physical Therapy), TCM (traditional Chinese medicine), RMT (registered massage therapist), M/B (mind/body).

ISSN: 1472-6963