Interdisciplinary Practice Models for Older Adults With Back Pain: A Qualitative Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Older adults seek health care for low back pain from multiple providers who may not coordinate their treatments. This study evaluated the perceived feasibility of a patient-centered practice model for back pain, including facilitators for interprofessional collaboration between family medicine physicians and doctors of chiropractic.

Design and methods

This qualitative evaluation was a component of a randomized controlled trial of 3 interdisciplinary models for back pain management: usual medical care; concurrent medical and chiropractic care; and collaborative medical and chiropractic care with interprofessional education, clinical record exchange, and team-based case management. Data collection included clinician interviews, chart abstractions, and fieldnotes analyz

SUBMITTER: Salsbury SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5946898 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature