Patient education booklet to support evidence-based low back pain care in primary care - a cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate imaging and low-value care for low back pain (LBP) are common. A new patient-education booklet was created to overcome identified barriers to the delivery of recommended care, including the use of inappropriate imaging. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of this booklet as part of primary care for LBP patients in comparison to usual care.

Methods

A cluster-randomized trial was performed. The intervention involved providing practitioners with the new patient-education booklet and a 30-min training session on its use. The booklet was provided during the clinical consult to all consenting LBP patients in the intervention group. Primary outcomes were the proportion of patients presenting with LBP who underwent imaging examinations during the first t

SUBMITTER: Simula AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8422671 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature