Well informed physician-patient communication in consultations on back pain - study protocol of the cluster randomized GAP trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Back pain is one of the most frequent causes of health-related work absence. In Germany, more than 70% of adults suffer from at least one back pain episode per annum. It has strong impact on health care costs and patients' quality of life. Patients increasingly seek health information on the internet. However, judging its trustworthiness is difficult. In addition, physicians who are being confronted with this type of information often experience it to complicate the physician-patient interaction. The GAP trial aims to develop, implement and evaluate an evidence-based, easy-to-understand and trustworthy internet information portal on lower back pain to be used by general practitioners and patients during and after the consultation. Effectiveness of GAP portal use compared

SUBMITTER: Voigt-Radloff S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388488 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature