Patients' perceived needs for medical services for non-specific low back pain: A systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An improved understanding of patients' perceived needs for medical services for low back pain (LBP) will enable healthcare providers to better align service provision with patient expectations, thus improving patient and health care system outcomes. Thus, we aimed to identify the existing literature regarding patients' perceived needs for medical services for LBP.

Methods

A systematic scoping review was performed of publications identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO (1990-2016). Descriptive data regarding each study, its design and methodology were extracted and risk of bias assessed. Aggregates of patients' perceived needs for medical services for LBP were categorised.

Results

50 studies (35 qualitative, 14 quantitative and 1 mixed-methods s

SUBMITTER: Chou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224057 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature