Competences to self-manage low back pain among care-seeking adolescents from general practice - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited knowledge about when and how adolescents with low back pain (LBP) interact with health care providers. This limits our understanding of how to best help these young patients. This study aimed to understand when and how care-seeking adolescents with LBP interact with health care providers and which health literacy competencies and strategies do they use to self-managing their LBP.

Method

Ten semi-structured interviews (duration 20-40 min) were conducted online among adolescents aged 15-18 with current or recent LBP (pain duration range; 9 months - 5 years). The interview guide was informed by literature on health literacy and self-management in patients. We conducted a semantic and latent thematic data analyses.

Results

Three major themes em

SUBMITTER: Straszek CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685513 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature