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Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for a therapeutic movement technique during the past 12 months (MOVYR) and who had used a movement technique for a specific health problem (MOVTREAT), MOVSURG identifies those who had also received surgery for the condition for which they most used a movement technique (MOVTCONMOST).

For persons who had received such surgery (i.e., those with a "yes" response in MOVSURG), the complementary variable MOVSURGTIM indicates whether they received such surgery before, at about the same time, or after trying a movement technique.

The survey question for MOVSURG also collected information about the use of other conventional medical treatments (or no conventional treatment) for the condition for which the movement technique was used the most, including:

• Mental health counseling (MOVCOUN)

• Prescription medications (MOVPMED)

• Over-the-counter medications (MOVNPMED)

• Physical therapy (MOVPT)

• No conventional treatment (MOVNOCONV)

Interviewers asked, "Did you receive any of these conventional medical treatments for [condition for which the reported movement technique was used the most]?" and entered all treatments reported by the respondent.

For more information about the full range of variables related to movement techniques, including definitions, see MOVALEXYR.

Comparability

MOVSURG is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT