Guideline adherence of physiotherapists in the treatment of patients with low back pain: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Adherence rates to guidelines show room for improvement, and increase in adherence to guidelines may potentially lead to better outcomes and reduced costs of treatment. To improve adherence, it is essential to understand the considerations of physiotherapists regarding the assessment and management of low back pain (LBP). The purpose of this study is to gain insight in the considerations of Dutch physiotherapists on adherence to the national physiotherapy guideline in the treatment of patients with LBP.

Methods

This is a qualitative study, using an interpretive approach of semi-structured interviews with 14 physiotherapists who regularly treat patients with LBP. Thematic analysis was conducted with open coding using an existing framework. This framework distinguish

SUBMITTER: Lemmers GPG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796459 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature