Evaluating musculoskeletal imaging communication interventions using behavioural science: a scoping review using the COM-B model.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Clinicians and patients have been found to attribute musculoskeletal (MSK) pain to normal age-related changes seen on imaging, which can negatively impact patient outcomes and increase healthcare costs. While some studies have tested interventions to improve how MSK imaging findings are communicated, their impact has been limited. Applying a behavioural science framework has the potential to identify the rationale and target of these interventions to inform future intervention design-an analysis that has not yet been conducted. This study aims to identify the Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs), the behavioural targets and the theoretical basis of interventions seeking to affect the communication of MSK imaging.

Design

Scoping review using the Capability, Opportuni

SUBMITTER: Kirby E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987107 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature