Wong, Jessica J.
Lu, Mindy
Côté, Pierre
Watson, Tristan
Rosella, Laura C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (2020-103, 2020-103, 2020-103)
Article History
Received: 7 November 2022
Accepted: 13 June 2023
First Online: 25 July 2023
Declarations
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: This project was approved by the Health Sciences Research Ethics Board at the University of Toronto (Reference #37424) and adhered to all privacy and confidentiality regulations of ICES. Access to ICES data included coded and de-identified data with variables specific to the objectives of this project. Individual patient consent was not required for ICES data. ICES is a prescribed entity under Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). Section 45 of PHIPA authorizes ICES to collect personal health information, without consent, for the purpose of analysis or compiling statistical information with respect to the management of, evaluation or monitoring of, the allocation of resources to or planning for all or part of the health system. The use of the data in this project is authorized under Sect. 45 and approved by ICES’ Privacy and Legal Office.
: Not applicable.
: Conflict of interest disclosures: Jessica Wong reports grant from Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (paid to institution); grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation outside the submitted work (paid to institution); and travel reimbursement for meetings from the Chiropractic Academy of Research Leadership outside the submitted work. Pierre Côté reports funding from Canada Research Chair - Canadian Institutes of Health Research (paid to institution); grants from the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, College of Chiropractors of British Columbia, and World Health Organization (paid to institution) outside the submitted work; payment for expert testimony from the Canadian Chiropractic Protective Association outside the submitted work; travel reimbursement paid to institution from Eurospine and European Chiropractic Union outside the submitted work. All remaining authors declare no conflicts of interest.