Emergency Department Presentations for Low Back Pain by Remoteness and Socioeconomic Status in New South Wales: A Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the patterns of emergency department (ED) presentations for low back pain (LBP) by remoteness and socioeconomic status (SES) in New South Wales (NSW).

Methods

A retrospective, population-based study of deidentified data was undertaken with data sourced from the NSW Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC). The study population comprised NSW residents who presented to an NSW public hospital ED in 2013-2019 for LBP and were registered in the NSW EDDC. Total LBP ED presentations, quasi-Poisson regression modelled annual changes in LBP ED presentations over 2013-2019, and age and sex-standardised rates of ED presentations in 2019 were assessed.

Results

Overall, between 2013 and 2019, LBP ED presentations increased in both metropolitan and rural NSW

SUBMITTER: North J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365860 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature