A digital decision support system (selfBACK) for improved self-management of low back pain: a pilot study with 6-week follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very few of the publicly available apps directed towards self-management of low back pain (LBP) have been rigorously tested and their theoretical underpinnings seldom described. The selfBACK app was developed in collaboration with end-users and clinicians and its content is supported by best evidence on self-management of LBP. The objectives of this pilot study were to investigate the basis for recruitment and screening procedures for the subsequent randomized controlled trial (RCT), to test the inclusion process in relation to questionnaires and app installation, and finally to investigate the change in primary outcome over time.

Methods

This single-armed pilot study enrolled 51 participants who had sought help for LBP of any duration from primary care (physiothe

SUBMITTER: Sandal LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245029 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature