Factors affecting general practitioners' decisions about plain radiography for back pain: Implications for classification of guideline barriers - A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-10

  Espeland, Ansgar ^a   Baerheim, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; EXPECTATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042668387     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-3-1     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Halpin SFS, Yeoman L and Dundas DD Radiographic examination of the lumbar spine in a community hospital: an audit of current practice BMJ 1991, 303:813-815
2. Suarez-Almazor ME, Belseck E, Russell AS and Mackel JV Use of lumbar radiographs for the early diagnosis of low back pain. Proposed guidelines would increase utilization JAMA 1997, 277:1782-1786
3. Espeland A, Albrektsen G and Larsen JL Plain radiography of the lumbosacral spine. An audit of referrals from general practitioners Acta Radiol 1999, 40:52-59
4. Eccles M, Steen N, Grimshaw J, Thomas L, McNamee P, Soutter J, Wilsdon J, Matowe L, Needham G and Gilbert F Effect of audit and feedback, and reminder messages on primary-care radiology referrals: a randomised trial Lancet 2001, 357:1406-1409
5. Koes BW, van Tulder MW, Ostelo R, Burton AK and Waddell G Clinical guidelines for the management of low back pain in primary care. An international comparison Spine 2001, 26:2504-2514
6. Waddell G, McIntosh A, Hutchinson A, Feder G and Lewis M Low back pain evidence review London, Royal College of General Practitioners 1999,
7. RCR Working Party Making the best use of a department of clinical radiology. Guidelines for Doctors London, The Royal College of Radiologists 1998,
8. Nasjonalt ryggnettverk - Formidlingsenheten Akutte korsryggsmerter. Tverrfaglige, kliniske retningslinjer Oslo, Nasjonalt ryggnettverk 2002,
9. Freeborn DK, Shye D, Mullooly JP, Eraker S and Romeo J Primary care physicians' use of lumbar spine imaging tests: effects of guidelines and practice pattern feedback J Gen Intern Med 1997, 12:619-625
10. Kerry S, Oakeshott P, Dundas D and Williams J Influence of postal distribution of The Royal College of Radiologists' guidelines, together with feedback on radiologic referral rates, on X-ray referrals from general practice: a randomized controlled trial Family Practice 2000, 17:46-52
11. NHS Centre for reviews and dissemination Getting evidence into practice Effective health care Intimer Trend and Company Ltd, Plymouth, UK 1999, vol 5:number 1
12. Cabana MD, Rand CS, Powe NR, Wu AW, Wilson MH, Abboud PAC and Rubin HR Why don't physicians follow clinical practice guidelines? A framework for improvement JAMA 1999, 282:1458-1465
13. Owen JP, Rutt G, Keir MJ, Spencer H, Richardson D, Richardson A and Barclay C Survey of general practitioners' opinions on the role of radiology in patients with low back pain Br J Gen Pract 1990, 40:98-101
14. Little P, Cantrell T, Roberts L, Chapman J, Langridge J and Pickering R Why do GPs perform investigations?: the medical and social agendas in arranging back X-rays Fam Pract 1998, 15:264-265
15. Schers H, Braspenning J, Drijver R, Wensing M and Grol R Low back pain in general practice: reported management and reasons for not adhering to the guidelines in the Netherlands Br J Gen Pract 2000, 50:640-644
16. Ryynanen OP, Lehtovirta J, Soimakallio S and Takala J General practitioners' willingness to request plain lumbar spine radiographic examinations Eur J Radiol 2001, 37:47-53
17. Campbell M, Fitzpatrick R, Haines A, Kinmonth AL, Sandercock, Spiegelhalter D and Tyrer P Framework for design and evaluation of complex interventions to improve health BMJ 2000, 321:694-696
18. Langley C, Faulkner A, Watkins C, Gray S and Harvey I Use of guidelines in primary care - practitioners' perspectives Fam Pract 1998, 15:105-111
19. Schers H, Wensing M, Huijsmans Z, van Tulder M and Grol R Implementation barriers for general practice guidelines on low back pain. A qualitative study Spine 2001, 26:E348-353
20. Shye D, Freeborn DK, Romeo J and Eraker S Understanding physicians' imaging test use in low back pain care: the role of focus groups Int J Qual Health Care 1998, 10:83-91
21. Grol R Beliefs and evidence in changing clinical practice BMJ 1997, 315:418-421
22. Oxman AD and Flottorp S An overview of strategies to promote implementation of evidence based health care In Evidence Based Practice in Primary care (Edited by: Silagy C, Haines A) London, BMJ Books 1998, 91-109
23. Mäkelä M and Thorsen T A framework for guidelines implementation studies In Changing Professional Practice. Theory and Practice of Clinical Guidelines Implementation (Edited by: Thorsen T, Mäkelä M) Copenhagen, DSI - Danish Institute for Health Services Research and Development 1999, 23-53
24. Thompson O'Brien MA, Oxman AD, Davis DA, Haynes RB, Freemantle N and Harvey EL Audit and feedback versus alternative strategies: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes (Cochrane review) In The Cochrane Library Oxford, Update Software 2003,
25. Solomon DH, Hashimoto H, Daltroy L and Liang MH Techniques to improve physicians' use of diagnostic tests. A new conceptual framework JAMA 1998, 280:2020-2027
26. Crabtree BF and Miller WL Doing qualitative research Thousand Oak, Sage Publications 1999,
27. Malterud K Qualitative research: standards, challenges, and guidelines Lancet 2001, 358:483-488
28. Morgan DL Focus groups as qualitative research Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications 1997,
29. Malterud K Shared understanding of the qualitative research process. Guidelines for the medical researcher Fam Pract 1993, 10:201-206
30. Espeland A, Baerheim A, Albrektsen G, Korsbrekke K and Larsen JL Patients' views on importance and usefulness of plain radiography for low back pain Spine 2001, 26:1356-1363
31. Wilson IB, Dukes K, Greenfield S, Kaplan S and Hillman B Patients' role in the use of radiology testing for common office practice complaints Arch Intern Med 2001, 161:256-263
32. Cockburn J and Pit S Prescribing behaviour in clinical practice: patients' expectations and doctors' perceptions of patients' expectations - a questionnaire study BMJ 1997, 315:520-523
33. Barry CA, Bradley CP, Britten N, Stevenson FA and Barber N Patients' unvoiced agendas in general practice consultations: qualitative study BMJ 2000, 320:1246-1250
34. O'Donell CA Variation in GP referral rates: what can we learn from the literature? Fam Pract 2000, 17:462-471
35. Zaat JO and van Eijk JT General practitioners' uncertainty, risk preference, and use of laboratory tests Med Care 1992, 30:846-854
36. Westert GP and Groenewegen PP Medical practice variations: changing the theoretical approach Scand J Public Health 1999, 27:173-180
37. Deyo RA, Diehl AK and Rosenthal M Reducing radiography use. Can patient expectations be altered? Arch Intern Med 1987, 147:141-145
38. Kerry S, Hilton S, Dundas D, Rink E and Oakeshott P Radiography for low back pain: a randomised controlled trial and observational study in primary care Br J Gen Pract 2002, 52:469-474
39. Cabana MD, Rand SC, Becher OR and Rubin HR Reasons for pediatrician nonadherence to asthma guidelines Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001, 155:1057-1062
40. Cabana MD, Ebel BE, Cooper-Patrick L, Powe NR, Rubin HR and Rand CS Barriers pediatricians face when using asthma practice guidelines Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2000, 154:685-693
41. Flottorp S and Oxman AD Identifying barriers and tailoring interventions to improve the management of urinary tract infections and sore throat: a pragmatic study using qualitative methods BMC Health Serv Res 2003, 3:3