Identifying patients' beliefs about treatments for chronic low back pain in primary care: A focus group study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 612, 2013, Pages

  Dima, Alexandra ^e   Lewith, George T ^e   Little, Paul ^a   Moss Morris, Rona ^b   Foster, Nadine E ^c   Bishop, Felicity L ^d  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Back pain; Health knowledge; Illness behaviour; Pactice; Patient preference; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE;

EID: 84880553085     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X669211     Document Type: Article

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