Patients' Experiences Participating Within an Interdisciplinary Primary Care Program for Low Back Pain.

ABSTRACT: A common recommendation to improve the management of low back pain (LBP) is the use of interdisciplinary teams. However, many challenges remain in establishing interdisciplinary care, particularly in community-based primary care settings. This study explored patients' experiences with interdisciplinary care for LBP using an applied phenomenological research approach. Semistructured open-ended interviews were conducted with fifteen adults enrolled in a 6-month interdisciplinary LBP program within an integrated care network. The analysis included detailed descriptions of participants' experiences and interpretations by the researchers of the main themes: (i) challenging start-"It's intimidating," (ii) desire for flexibility-"I didn't need as much," (iii) better collaboration-"They are all to

SUBMITTER: Gogovor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907624 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature