Translating Evidence for Low Back Pain Management into a Consumer-Focussed Resource for Use in Community Pharmacies: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Slater, Helen ^a,b   Briggs, Andrew M ^b,c,d   Watkins, Kim ^e   Chua, Jason ^b   Smith, Anne J ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Arthritis Victoria   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882567269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071918     Document Type: Article

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