Patience Moyo1, Catherine Schmidt2, Yoojin Lee1, Richa Joshi1, Taif Mukhdomi3, Amal Trivedi1, Theresa I Shireman1. 1. Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI. 2. Department of Physical Therapy, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston, MA. 3. Department of Anesthesiology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine trends and factors associated with physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic care use among Rhode Islanders with private or publicly-funded health insurance who were diagnosed with chronic pain from 2016-2018. METHODS: We measured monthly PT and chiropractic care use from the RI All Payer Claims Database, and conducted logistic regression to identify factors associated with utilization. RESULTS: There were 284,942 unique adults with chronic pain representing over one-quarter of insured persons in the state. Chiropractic care use remained unchanged but was more prevalent (7.2%) than PT whose use increased minimally from 4.0% (2016) to 4.5% (2018). Traditional Medicare or Medicaid enrollment was associated with lower odds of receiving PT and chiropractic care than in private plans. CONCLUSIONS: PT and chiropractic care use varied across payers; however, there were little to no changes in their use over time despite clinical guidelines that encourage non-pharmacologic options to manage chronic pain.
OBJECTIVE: To examine trends and factors associated with physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic care use among Rhode Islanders with private or publicly-funded health insurance who were diagnosed with chronic pain from 2016-2018. METHODS: We measured monthly PT and chiropractic care use from the RI All Payer Claims Database, and conducted logistic regression to identify factors associated with utilization. RESULTS: There were 284,942 unique adults with chronic pain representing over one-quarter of insured persons in the state. Chiropractic care use remained unchanged but was more prevalent (7.2%) than PT whose use increased minimally from 4.0% (2016) to 4.5% (2018). Traditional Medicare or Medicaid enrollment was associated with lower odds of receiving PT and chiropractic care than in private plans. CONCLUSIONS: PT and chiropractic care use varied across payers; however, there were little to no changes in their use over time despite clinical guidelines that encourage non-pharmacologic options to manage chronic pain.
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