A multisite longitudinal evaluation of patient characteristics associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of low back pain in an advanced practice physiotherapist-led tertiary service.
Shaun P O'LearyMaree RaymerPeter WindowPatrick Swete KellyDarryl LeeLinda GarsdenRebecca TweedyBen PhillipsWill O'SullivanAnneke WakeAlison SmithSheryl PahorLuen PearceRod McLeanDavid ThompsonErica WilliamsDamien NolanJody AnningIan SeelsDaniel WickinsDarryn MarksBrendan DiplockVicki ParraviciniLinda ParnwellBill VicenzinoTracy ComansMichelle CottrellAsaduzzaman KhanSteven McPhailPublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)
A low level of formal education and high level of self-reported back disability may be associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of LBP in tertiary care. Patients with these characteristics may need greater assistance with regard to their comprehension of health information, and judicious monitoring of their response to facilitate timely alternative care if no benefits are attained.