Use of General Practitioner Services Among Workers with Work-Related Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Work-related low back pain (WRLBP) is a highly prevalent health problem worldwide leading to work disability and increased healthcare utilisation. General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the management of WRLBP. Despite this, understanding of GP service use for WRLBP is limited. This systematic review aimed to determine the prevalence, patterns and determinants of GP service use for WRLBP.

Methods

MEDLINE, Embase via Ovid, Scopus and Web of Science were searched for relevant peer-reviewed articles published in English without any restriction on time of publications. Low back pain (LBP) was considered work-related if the study included workers' compensation claim data analysis, participants with accepted workers' compensation claims or reported a connect

SUBMITTER: Maharjan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839839 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature