Back pain outcomes in primary care following a practice improvement intervention:- a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Back pain is one of the UK's costliest and least understood health problems, whose prevalence still seems to be increasing. Educational interventions for general practitioners on back pain appear to have had little impact on practice, but these did not include quality improvement learning, involve patients in the learning, record costs or document practice activities as well as patient outcomes.

Methods

We assessed the outcome of providing information about quality improvement techniques and evidence-based practice for back pain using the Clinical Value Compass. This included clinical outcomes (Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire), functional outcomes, costs of care and patient satisfaction. We provided workshops which used an action learning approach and c

SUBMITTER: Breen AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3040163 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature