Patient Characteristics Are Associated With Differences in Perceptions of Reassurance After a Consultation for Low Back Pain: Analysis of an Observational Study in Primary Care
People seeking care for LBP report receiving variable levels of reassurance from healthcare providers. It is unknown whether perceived reassurance may differ according to patient characteristics. We identified several patient characteristics associated with lower perceived reassurance during a consultation for LBP, including higher perceived risk of pain persistence, previous imaging for LBP, males, older age, acute pain and lower LBP intensity. Knowledge of these characteristics may help inform optimal delivery of individualised patient reassurance.
Authors
- Anika Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-0184)
- Adrian C. Traeger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1646-1907)
- Simon French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7061-7706)
- Mark J. Hancock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-5377)
- Alice Kongsted (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5537-6038)
- Tue Secher Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-4306)
- Hazel Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-687X)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Knowledge Centre for Agriculture (DK)
- Regionshospitalet Silkeborg (DK)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70098
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Macquarie University