Providing information at the initial consultation to patients with low back pain across general practice, chiropractic and physiotherapy - a cross-sectorial study of Danish primary care

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 370 - 378
• Main Authors: Morsø, Lars, Lykkegaard, Jesper, Andersen, Merethe Kirstine, Hansen, Anders, Stochkendahl, Mette Jensen, Madsen, Simon Dyrløv, Christensen, Berit Schiøttz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.09.2022; Taylor & Francis LLC; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Back pain; Chiropractic; clinical guidelines; Clinical practice guidelines; Denmark; Emotional distress; Exercise; Family physicians; General Practice; Health education; Humans; Low back pain; Low Back Pain - therapy; Original; Patient education; Patient information; Patients; Physical activity; Physical disabilities; Physical therapists; Physical therapy; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physiotherapy; Polls & surveys; Primary care; Primary Health Care; Prospective Studies; prospective survey registration; provision of information; Psychological distress; Referral and Consultation; Denmark; provision of information; primary care; clinical guidelines; prospective survey registration; Low back pain

Clinical guidelines for managing low back pain (LBP) emphasise patient information, patient education and physical activity as key components. Little is known about who actually receives information. This study investigates to what extent information at the first consultation with general practition...