Title |
Consumers’ experiences of back pain in rural Western Australia: access to information and services, and self-management behaviours
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-357 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Andrew M Briggs, Helen Slater, Samantha Bunzli, Joanne E Jordan, Stephanie J Davies, Anne J Smith, John L Quintner |
Abstract |
Coordinated, interdisciplinary services, supported by self-management underpin effective management for chronic low back pain (CLBP). However, a combination of system, provider and consumer-based barriers exist which limit the implementation of such models into practice, particularly in rural areas where unique access issues exist. In order to improve health service delivery for consumers with CLBP, policymakers and service providers require a more in depth understanding of these issues. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore barriers experienced by consumers in rural settings in Western Australia (WA) to accessing information and services and implementing effective self-management behaviours for CLBP. |
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United States | 2 | 50% |
Canada | 1 | 25% |
Australia | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 131 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 16% |
Researcher | 17 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
Student > Master | 14 | 11% |
Other | 8 | 6% |
Other | 24 | 18% |
Unknown | 33 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 21% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
Psychology | 8 | 6% |
Sports and Recreations | 5 | 4% |
Other | 15 | 11% |
Unknown | 38 | 29% |