Patient and Staff Insights on Digital Care Pathways for Patients With Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Back pain is a huge global problem. For some people, the pain is so severe that they feel the need to present to an emergency department (ED). Our aim was to explore patient and staff perspectives for the development of a digital care pathway (DCP) for people with back pain who have presented to ED, including acceptability, barriers and facilitators.

Methods

We used a descriptive phenomenology approach using semi-structured interviews with patient and staff participants at a tertiary hospital. Interviews were transcribed and data codes were developed using inductive thematic analysis. Themes were discussed between researchers until consensus was achieved.

Results

A total of 16 interviews were carried out, half of which involved patient participants. We iden

SUBMITTER: Bell EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329376 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature