Management of Low Back Pain: Do Physiotherapists Know the Evidence-Based Guidelines?
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(9)2023 04 23.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Clinical practice guidelines promote bio-psychosocial management of patients suffering from low back pain (LBP). The objective of this study was to examine the current knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of physiotherapists about a guideline-adherent approach to LBP and to assess the ability of physiotherapists to recognise signs of a specific LBP in a clinical vignette.METHODS:
Physiotherapists were recruited to participate in an online study. They were asked to indicate whether they were familiar with evidence-based guidelines and then to fill in the Health Care Providers' Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC-PAIRS), Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ), Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), as well as questions related to two clinical vignettes.RESULTS:
In total, 527 physiotherapists participated in this study. Only 38% reported being familiar with guidelines for the management of LBP. Sixty-three percent of the physiotherapists gave guideline-inconsistent recommendations regarding work. Only half of the physiotherapists recognised the signs of a specific LBP.CONCLUSIONS:
The high proportion of physiotherapists unfamiliar with guidelines and demonstrating attitudes and beliefs not in line with evidence-based management of LBP is concerning. It is crucial to develop efficient strategies to enhance knowledge of guidelines among physiotherapists and increase their implementation in clinical practice.Mots clés
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Lombalgie
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Kinésithérapeutes
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limites:
Humans
Langue:
En
Journal:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Année:
2023
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Belgique