Predictors of willingness to undergo back surgery: a survey of Australian privately insured adults with chronic back pain
Negative pain beliefs predict willingness to undergo spinal surgery. This finding has important policy implications, suggesting that addressing belief-driven demand may help reduce the economic burden of surgery by directing patients toward guideline-based, high-value non-surgical care.
Authors
- Ian A. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0887-7627)
- Daniel S. Harvie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7693-4158)
- Manuela L. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-0683)
- Mark J. Catley
- Catherine Keating
- Neala Fulia
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Health Review
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ah25242
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00