Study Design. A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies. Objectives. To
summarize evidence from studies among patients with low back pain on their expectations …

Background In many countries, general practitioner (GP) care of acute low back pain often
does not adhere to evidence-based clinical guidelines. There has been little exploration of …

Because patient satisfaction with medical care for back pain is an important outcome and
may correlate with compliance or other outcomes, the authors devised a brief (9-item) …

Study Design. Physicians were surveyed regarding their beliefs about treatment efficacy for
patients with low back pain. Objective. To document physician beliefs about the efficacy of …

Study Design. Qualitative study design, using semi-structured interviews. Objective. To
explore factors that determine non-adherence to the guidelines for low back pain. Summary …

Background Current evidence-based guidelines for low back pain (LBP) recommend
multiple diverse approaches to treatment and suggest considering patient preferences when …

Background It has been suggested that health care professional (HCP) attitudes and beliefs
may negatively influence the beliefs of patients with low back pain (LBP), but this has not …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is a global public health challenge, which causes high
healthcare costs and the highest burden on society in terms of years lived with disability …

Objective To compare public perceptions and patient perceptions about back pain and its
management with current clinical guidelines. Design A survey using a quota sampling …

The attitudes and beliefs that health care practitioners (HCPs) hold about back pain have
been shown to affect the advice they provide to patients seeking healthcare. In order to …