Therapists' experiences with implementing new documentation practices for low back pain in electronic health care records: an interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Clinical practice is constantly changing with new guidelines being published, changes in patients' preferences but also by new qualitative requirements for therapists and institutional surveys on delivered care. Electronic health records (EHR) are used for all these purposes. We involved physiotherapists and occupational therapists in an intervention to change documentation practice in their electronic health record for low back pain (LBP) and later evaluated the feasibility of the new health records. The aim of the present study was to explore therapists' experiences working with the new EHR.

Results

Three themes were identified thru interviews: (I) Facilitators and motivators towards implementation, (II) Changing routines as a group and (III) Obstacles against su

SUBMITTER: Toftdahl AKS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature