Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions for non-specific low back pain: A randomized scenario-based experiment.

O'Keeffe, Mary; E Ferreira, Giovanni; A Harris, Ian; Darlow, Ben; Buchbinder, Rachelle; C Traeger, Adrian; R Zadro, Joshua; D Herbert, Rob; Thomas, Rae; Belton, Joletta; G Maher, Chris

doi:10.1002/ejp.1981

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Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions for non-specific low back pain: A randomized scenario-based experiment.

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Mary O'Keeffe

Giovanni E Ferreira

Ian A Harris

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic labels may influence treatment intentions. We examined the effect of labelling low back pain (LBP) on beliefs about imaging, surgery, second opinion, seriousness, recovery, work, and physical activities. METHODS: Six-arm online randomized experiment with blinded participants w...

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