“Gleaning a lot from the history and physical exam,” and “reasonably confident without imaging”: a qualitative study of primary care clinicians' management of patients with low back pain
This study is the first to examine influences on imaging behaviours of a large interprofessional sample of primary care clinicians in Canada. Even among knowledgeable, skilled, confident clinicians who reported mostly adhering to guideline recommendations, there are potential influences on deviating from guideline-adherent care.
Authors
- Andrea M. Patey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8770-4494)
- Jan Hartvigsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5876-7410)
- Noah Ivers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2500-2435)
- Simon French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7061-7706)
- Jill Alison Hayden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7026-144X)
- Jeremy Grimshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8015-8243)
- Kathleen E. Norman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-7704)
- Lynn Haslam‐Larmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2554-1981)
- Hazel Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-687X)
- Michael Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-0143)
- Isabella M. Thomas
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- NOSM University (CA)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02726-z
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research