Involving practice nurse and other assistant clinical staff members in the management of low back pain: A qualitative interview study from Danish general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Involving practice nurse and other assistant clinical staff members in providing information and education to patients with low back pain at follow-up appointments may release more time and improve care in general practice. However, this requires a shift in the division of tasks, and general practitioners' barriers and facilitators for this are currently unknown. The objectives were to explore general practitioners' experiences and perceptions of including assistant clinical staff members in the management of low back pain.

Methods

This is a semi-structured interview study in Danish general practice. General practitioners with a variation in demographics and experience with task-delegation to clinical staff were recruited for in-depth interviews. We used a phenome

SUBMITTER: Knudsen RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8580501 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature