Musculoskeletal practitioners' perceptions of contextual factors that may influence chronic low back pain outcomes: a modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimal shaping of contextual factors (CFs) during clinical encounters may be associated with analgesic responses in treatments for musculoskeletal pain. These CFs (i.e., the patient-practitioner relationship, patient's and practitioner's beliefs/characteristics, treatment characteristics, and environment) have not been widely evaluated by musculoskeletal practitioners. Understanding their views has the potential to improve treatment quality and effectiveness. Drawing on a panel of United Kingdom practitioners' expertise, this study aimed to investigate their perceptions of CFs during the management of patients presenting with chronic low back pain (LBP).

Methods

A modified two-round online Delphi-consensus survey was conducted to measure the extent of panel agree

SUBMITTER: Sherriff B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075502 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature