Help-seeking behaviour among people living with chronic hip or knee pain in the community.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A large proportion of people living with hip or knee pain do not consult health care professionals. Pain severity is often believed to be the main reason for help seeking in this population; however the evidence for this is contradictory. This study explores the importance of several potential risk factors on help seeking across different practitioner groups, among adults living with chronic hip or knee pain in a large community sample.

Methods

Health care utilization, defined as having seen a family doctor (GP) during the past 12 months; or an allied health professional (AHP) or alternative therapist during the past 3 months, was assessed in a community based sample aged 35 or over and reporting pain in hip or knee. Adjusted odds ratios were determined for social

SUBMITTER: Thorstensson CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2793247 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature