GENERAL-PRACTITIONER PERCEPTIONS OF LOW-BACK-PAIN PATIENTS

被引:30
作者
SKELTON, AM
MURPHY, EA
MURPHY, RJL
ODOWD, TC
机构
[1] School of Education, Nottingham
[2] School of Social Studies, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham
[3] Department of Community Health and General Practice, University of Dublin, Dublin
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10.1093/fampra/12.1.44
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
General practitioners' perceptions of low back pain (LBP) patients were investigated through a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews, as part of a wider study which also investigated patient perceptions. An exhaustive analysis of the interview transcripts revealed six principal ways in which GPs distinguished between different patients as a means of deciding how to treat them. This differentiation, on the basis of patient characteristics, is the major focus for the resulting discussion and conclusions, and is used as a way of exploring more effective strategies for the future.
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