Australian Chiropractic Research Network (ACORN) Longitudinal Program

Project Member(s): Adams, J., Sibbritt, D.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Chiropractors' Association of Australia (National) Limited (Chiropractors' Assocation of Australia (National) Limited)

Start year: 2013

Summary: ACORN is first national, longitudinal practice-based research network program focused upon chiropractic practitioners and patients. Te program is designed to address research questions of clinical and practice significance with an emphasis upon: effectiveness; affordability and cost-effectiveness; safety; well being, health promotion and prevention; patient motivations, experiences and evaluations of chiropractic care.

Publications:

Potter, RWK, Kovač, M & Adams, J 2024, 'Tracking changes in CNCI: the complementarity of standard, collaboration and fractional CNCI in understanding and evaluating research performance', Scientometrics, vol. 129, no. 10, pp. 6183-6196.
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Steel, A, Foley, H, Bugarcic, A, Adams, J, Leach, M & Wardle, J 2024, 'Designing the Contemporary Implementation of Traditional knowledge and Evidence (CITE) framework to guide the application of traditional knowledge in contemporary health contexts: a Delphi study', Evidence & Policy, pp. 1-23.
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Lee, H, Peng, W, Steel, A, Reid, R, Sibbritt, D & Adams, J 2019, 'Complementary and alternative medicine research in practice-based research networks: A critical review', Complementary Therapies in Medicine, vol. 43, pp. 7-19.
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Adams, J, Kawchuk, G, Breen, A, De Carvalho, D, Eklund, A, Fernandez, M, Funabashi, M, Holmes, MM, Johansson, MS, de Luca, K, Moore, C, Pagé, I, Pohlman, KA, Swain, MS, Wong, AYL & Hartvigsen, J 2018, 'Leadership and capacity building in international chiropractic research: introducing the chiropractic academy for research leadership (CARL)', Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, vol. 26, no. 1.
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Adams, J, Lauche, R, de Luca, K, Swain, M, Peng, W & Sibbritt, D 2018, 'Prevalence and profile of Australian chiropractors treating athletes or sports people: A cross-sectional study', Complementary Therapies in Medicine, vol. 39, pp. 56-61.
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Lee, MK, Amorin-Woods, L, Cascioli, V & Adams, J 2018, 'The use of nutritional guidance within chiropractic patient management: a survey of 333 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network', Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, vol. 26, no. 1.
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Moore, C, Leaver, A, Sibbritt, D & Adams, J 2018, 'The management of common recurrent headaches by chiropractors: a descriptive analysis of a nationally representative survey', BMC Neurology, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 171-171.
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Adams, J, Peng, W, Steel, A, Lauche, R, Moore, C, Amorin-Woods, L & Sibbritt, D 2017, 'A cross-sectional examination of the profile of chiropractors recruited to the Australian Chiropractic Research Network (ACORN): a sustainable resource for future chiropractic research', BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. e015830-e015830.
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Moore, C, Adams, J, Leaver, A, Lauche, R & Sibbritt, D 2017, 'The treatment of migraine patients within chiropractic: analysis of a nationally representative survey of 1869 chiropractors', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 17, no. 1.
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Moore, CS, Sibbritt, DW & Adams, J 2017, 'A critical review of manual therapy use for headache disorders: prevalence, profiles, motivations, communication and self-reported effectiveness', BMC Neurology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-11.
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Adams, J, Steel, A, Moore, C, Amorin-Woods, L & Sibbritt, D 2016, 'Establishing the ACORN National Practitioner Database: Strategies to Recruit Practitioners to a National Practice-Based Research Network', JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 594-602.
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Adams, J, Steel, A, Chang, S & Sibbritt, D 2015, 'Helping address the national research and research capacity needs of Australian chiropractic: introducing the Australian Chiropractic Research Network (ACORN) project', Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, vol. 23, no. 1.
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Keywords: practice-based network research; longitudinal; sustainable dataset resource; chiropractors; chiropractic patients

FOR Codes: Complementary and Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified, Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified, Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified, Public health not elsewhere classified, Chiropractic, Evaluation of health and support services not elsewhere classified, Provision of health and support services not elsewhere classified

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.