NDLI: Provider perception of presentations with nonspecific back pain in the emergency department and primary care practices: a semi-structured interview study

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Author	Benning, Leo Köhne, Nora Busch, Hans-Jörg Hans, Felix Patricius
Abstract	Background Increasing numbers of patients treated in the emergency departments pose challenges to delivering timely and high-quality care. Particularly, the presentation of patients with low-urgency complaints consumes resources needed for patients with higher urgency. In this context, patients with non-specific back pain (NSBP) often present to emergency departments instead of primary care providers. While patient perspectives are well understood, this study aims to add a provider perspective on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach for NSBP in emergency and primary care settings. Methods In a qualitative content analysis, we interviewed seven Emergency Physicians (EP) and nine General Practitioners (GP) using a semi-structured interview to assess the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients with NSBP in emergency departments and primary care practices. A hypothetical case of NSBP was presented to the interviewees, followed by questions on their diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Recruitment was stopped after reaching saturation of the qualitative content analysis. Reporting this work follows the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) checklist. Results EPs applied two different strategies for the workup of NSBP. A subset pursued a guideline-compliant diagnostic approach, ruling out critical conditions and managing pain without extensive diagnostics. Another group of EPs applied a more extensive approach, including extensive diagnostic resources and specialist consultations. GPs emphasized physical examinations and stepwise treatment, including scheduled follow-ups and a better knowledge of the patient history to guide diagnostics and therapy. Both groups attribute ED visits for NSBP to patient related and healthcare system related factors: lack of understanding of healthcare structures, convenience, demand for immediate diagnostics, and fear of serious conditions. Furthermore, both groups reported an ill-suited healthcare infrastructure with insufficiently available primary care services as a contributing factor. Conclusions The study highlights a need for improving guideline adherence in younger EPs and better patient education on the healthcare infrastructure. Furthermore, improving access and availability of primary care services could reduce ED visits of patients with NSBP. Trial registration No trial registration needed.
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Page Count	9
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ISSN	18651380
DOI	10.1186/s12245-024-00694-2
Journal	International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-09-11
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Cardiology Angiology Pediatrics Health resources Triage Health personnel Interview Low back Pain Physician-patient relations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Emergency Medicine

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