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abstract

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide with prevalence increasing in age. Primary care providers (PCPs) treat the majority of patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP). Historically, opioids were the most commonly prescribed treatment for cLBP. However, recent national evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of cLBP strongly recommend that patients be treated with a combination of non-opioid medications and non-pharmacologic treatments. Despite these evidence-based recommendations, there remain significant barriers to the routine use of non-pharmacological treatments for cLBP by PCPs. The purpose of this observational survey study was to provide an updated assessment of primary care providers’ knowledge, familiarity, likelihood of referral, and barriers to referral to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for cLBP. The findings from this study help inform the next stage of investigation: development and implementation of clinically relevant tools to assist PCPs with delivering non-pharmacological treatment information to their patients with cLBP.

subject

Chronic Pain

Low Back Pain

Non-Pharmacological Treatments

Older Adults

contributor

Brooks, Amber (author)

Miller, David P (committee chair)

Suftin, Erin L (committee member)

Hurley, Robert W (committee member)

Wells, Brian J (committee member)

date

2022-05-24T08:36:06Z (accessioned)

2022 (issued)

degree

Clinical and Population Translational Sciences (discipline)

2024-05-23 (liftdate)

embargo

2024-05-23 (terms)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/100750 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

title

Primary Care Providers' Knowledge and Familiarity with the Use of Non-Pharmacological Treatments For Chronic Low Back Pain in Adults

type

Thesis