School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Apr 15;35(8):858-66. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d4e04b.
Randomized controlled trial.
To investigate the effect of a printed information package on the low back pain (LBP)-related beliefs and reported behavior of musculoskeletal practitioners (chiropractors, osteopaths, and musculoskeletal physiotherapists) across the United Kingdom.
A substantial proportion of musculoskeletal practitioners in United Kingdom does not follow current LBP guideline recommendations.
In total, 1758 practitioners were randomly allocated to either of the 2 study arms. One arm was posted a printed information package containing guideline recommendations for the management of LBP (n = 876) and the other received no intervention (n = 882). The primary outcome measure consisted of 3 "quality indicators" (activity, work, and bed-rest) relating to a vignette of a patient with LBP, in which responses were dichotomized into either "guideline-inconsistent" or "guideline-consistent." The secondary outcome was the practitioners' LBP-related beliefs, measured using the Health Care Providers Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale. Outcomes were measured at baseline and at 6 months.
Follow-up at 6 months was 89%. The changes in reported behavior on the quality indicators were as follows: activity, odds ratio (OR) 1.29 (95% confidence interval, 1.03-1.61) and number needed to be treated (NNT), 19 (15-28); work, OR 1.35 (1.07-1.70) and NNT 19 (14-29); and bed-rest, OR 1.31 (0.97-1.76) and NNT 47 (33-103). The composite NNT for a change from guideline-inconsistent to guideline-consistent behavior on at least 1 of the 3 quality indicators was 10 (9-14). LBP-related beliefs were significantly improved in those who were sent the information package (P = 0.002), but only to a small degree (mean difference, 0.884 scale points; 95% confidence interval, 0.319-1.448).
Printed educational material can shift LBP-related beliefs and reported behaviors of musculoskeletal practitioners, toward practice that is more in line with guideline recommendations.
随机对照试验。
研究在英国,印刷信息包对肌肉骨骼从业者(包括脊椎治疗师、整骨医师和肌肉骨骼物理治疗师)的腰痛(LBP)相关信念和报告行为的影响。
英国相当一部分肌肉骨骼从业者没有遵循当前的 LBP 指南建议。
共有 1758 名从业者被随机分配到两个研究组。一组收到包含 LBP 管理指南建议的印刷信息包(n = 876),另一组则未收到干预(n = 882)。主要结果指标包括与 LBP 患者病例相关的 3 个“质量指标”(活动、工作和卧床休息),其结果被分为“与指南不一致”或“与指南一致”。次要结果是从业者的 LBP 相关信念,使用医疗保健提供者疼痛和损伤关系量表进行测量。结果在基线和 6 个月时进行测量。
6 个月时的随访率为 89%。质量指标报告行为的变化如下:活动,比值比(OR)为 1.29(95%置信区间,1.03-1.61),需要治疗的人数(NNT)为 19(15-28);工作,OR 为 1.35(1.07-1.70),NNT 为 19(14-29);卧床休息,OR 为 1.31(0.97-1.76),NNT 为 47(33-103)。至少有 1 项质量指标从“与指南不一致”变为“与指南一致”的复合 NNT 为 10(9-14)。收到信息包的从业者的 LBP 相关信念显著改善(P = 0.002),但仅略有改善(平均差异为 0.884 量表分;95%置信区间,0.319-1.448)。
印刷教育材料可以改变肌肉骨骼从业者的 LBP 相关信念和报告行为,使其更符合指南建议。