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| Sophiahemmet University | OTHER |
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This observational study will follow the chiropractors and naprapaths in Sweden to study how work environment, health, and economy is changing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All manual therapists that are members of a professional organization in Sweden will be invited to participate. The study started in November 2020 with follow-ups planned after 3,6 and 12 months.
All data-collection is taking place with digital questionnaires.
There are three main areas of interest:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Work environment | Changes in routines according to the pandemic This includes systematic work environment routines, cleaning, wearing protective gear, not treating patients belonging to certain risk categories, changing appointment scheduling etc. There are no validated questionnaires to examine these concepts, as we have not experienced a pandemic in modern times, so the questions are constructed by the research group. | 12 months |
| Physical Health -Pain | Physical pain using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire | 12 months |
| Psychological Health -depression | Depression assessed with DASS-21 | 12 months |
| Psychological Health -sleep | Sleep will be assessed using Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire. | 12 months |
| Economy | Changes in company turnover. For clinic owners, this measure is assessing income and cost, estimated by clinic owners, There are no validated questionnaires to examine these concepts, as we have not experienced a pandemic in modern times, so the questions are constructed by the research group. | 12 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Manual therapists, clinically active in Sweden
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Iben Axén | Karolinska Institutet | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Karolinska Institutet | Stockholm | 171 77 | Sweden |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000086382 | COVID-19 |
| ID | Term |
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| D011024 | Pneumonia, Viral |
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| Virus Diseases |
| D018352 | Coronavirus Infections |
| D003333 | Coronaviridae Infections |
| D030341 | Nidovirales Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |