Barriers to primary care clinician adherence to clinical guidelines for the management of low back pain: A systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative studies

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 800-816

  Slade, Susan C ^a,b   Kent, Peter ^e   Patel, Shilpa ^f   Bucknall, Tracey ^c,d   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^a,b  

^a CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adherence; clinical practice guidelines; implementation; low back pain; qualitative review

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; META ANALYSIS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84952007624     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000324     Document Type: Review

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