Adaptation and Implementation of the STarT Back Risk Stratification Strategy in a US Health Care Organization: A Process Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To support implementation of effective treatments for back pain that can be delivered to a range of people, we summarize learnings from our process evaluation of the MATCH trial's implementation of an adaptation of the STarT Back risk-stratified care model.

Design

Our logic model-driven evaluation focused primarily on qualitative data sources.

Setting

This study took place in a US-based health care delivery system that had adapted and implemented the STarT Back stratified care approach. This was the first formal test of the strategy in a US setting.

Methods

Data collection included observation of implementation activities, staff/provider interviews, and post-training evaluation questionnaires. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis of qualitative

SUBMITTER: Hsu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6934440 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature