Back pain management in primary care: Patients' and doctors' expectations
Authors: Georgy, E.E., Carr, E.C.J. and Breen, A.C.
Journal: Quality in Primary Care
Volume: 17
Issue: 6
Pages: 405-413
eISSN: 1479-1064
ISSN: 1479-1072
Abstract:Background: Expectations may be a key element for improving quality of health care, yet several barriers interfere with understanding and optimising expectations in back pain primary care. Objective: To review the literature related to expectations, back pain patients' and doctors' expectations and sources of unmatched expectations. Methods Review of qualitative and quantitative studies investigating back pain management in primary care settings, and eliciting patients' and/or doctors' pre-visit or post-visit expectations. Results: Reviewing the literature reveals that expectations are defined and conceptualised in various ways, with several terms used interchangeably, which suggests a lack of clear definition and conceptual framework. Patients have a wide range of specific expectations for care, which can be measured, and may play a vital role in their satisfaction: doctors also seem to have their own expectations. However, studies of such expectations are scarce and there is a lack of valid measurement tools to capture such aspects. Discussion: Shortcomings in literature included the use of different meanings and definitions for expectations, which interfered with understanding the results of previous research. Previous studies focused on patients' general rather than condition-specific expectations; no study explored doctors' expectations or the congruency between patients' and doctors' back pain-specific expectations. Conclusions: There is a need for standardisation of definition in expectations research and a valid measurement tool that is condition specific. Understanding patients' and doctors' expectations may be a key factor for improving quality of care, in terms of both process and outcome. © 2009 Radcliffe Publishing.
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Back pain management in primary care: patients' and doctors' expectations.
Authors: Georgy, E.E., Carr, E.C. and Breen, A.C.
Journal: Qual Prim Care
Volume: 17
Issue: 6
Pages: 405-413
ISSN: 1479-1072
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Expectations may be a key element for improving quality of health care, yet several barriers interfere with understanding and optimising expectations in back pain primary care. OBJECTIVE: To review the literature related to expectations, back pain patients' and doctors' expectations and sources of unmatched expectations. METHODS: Review of qualitative and quantitative studies investigating back pain management in primary care settings, and eliciting patients' and/or doctors' pre-visit or post-visit expectations. RESULTS: Reviewing the literature reveals that expectations are defined and conceptualised in various ways, with several terms used interchangeably, which suggests a lack of clear definition and conceptual framework. Patients have a wide range of specific expectations for care, which can be measured, and may play a vital role in their satisfaction: doctors also seem to have their own expectations. However, studies of such expectations are scarce and there is a lack of valid measurement tools to capture such aspects. DISCUSSION: Shortcomings in literature included the use of different meanings and definitions for expectations, which interfered with understanding the results of previous research. Previous studies focused on patients' general rather than condition-specific expectations; no study explored doctors' expectations or the congruency between patients' and doctors' back pain-specific expectations. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for standardisation of definition in expectations research and a valid measurement tool that is condition specific. Understanding patients' and doctors' expectations may be a key factor for improving quality of care, in terms of both process and outcome.
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Back pain management in primary care: patients’ and doctors’ expectations
Authors: Georgy, E.E., Carr, E.C.J. and Breen, A.C.
Journal: Quality in Primary Care
Volume: 17
Pages: 405-413
ISSN: 1479-1072
Abstract:Background Expectations may be a key element for improving quality of healthcare, yet several barriers interfere with understanding and optimising expectations in back pain primary care.
Objective To review the literature related to expectations, back pain patients’ and doctors’ expectations and sources of unmatched expectations.
Methods Review of qualitative and quantitative studies investigating back pain management in primary care settings, and eliciting patients’ and/ or doctors’ pre-visit or post-visit expectations.
Results Reviewing the literature reveals that expectations are defined and conceptualised in various ways, with several terms used interchangeably, which suggests a lack of clear definition and conceptual framework. Patients have a wide range of specific expectations for care, which can be measured, and may play a vital role in their satisfaction: doctors also seem to have their own expectations.
However, studies of such expectations are scarce and there is a lack of valid measurement tools to capture such aspects.
Discussion Shortcomings in literature included the use of different meanings and definitions for expectations, which interfered with understanding the results of previous research. Previous studies focused on patients’ general rather than conditionspecific expectations; no study explored doctors’ expectations or the congruency between patients’ and doctors’ back pain-specific expectations.
Conclusions There is a need for standardisation of definition in expectations research and a valid measurement tool that is condition specific. Understanding patients’ and doctors’ expectations may be a key factor for improving quality of care, in terms of both process and outcome.
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Back pain management in primary care: patients' and doctors' expectations.
Authors: Georgy, E.E., Carr, E.C. and Breen, A.C.
Journal: Quality in primary care
Volume: 17
Issue: 6
Pages: 405-413
eISSN: 1479-1064
ISSN: 1479-1072
Abstract:Background
Expectations may be a key element for improving quality of health care, yet several barriers interfere with understanding and optimising expectations in back pain primary care.Objective
To review the literature related to expectations, back pain patients' and doctors' expectations and sources of unmatched expectations.Methods
Review of qualitative and quantitative studies investigating back pain management in primary care settings, and eliciting patients' and/or doctors' pre-visit or post-visit expectations.Results
Reviewing the literature reveals that expectations are defined and conceptualised in various ways, with several terms used interchangeably, which suggests a lack of clear definition and conceptual framework. Patients have a wide range of specific expectations for care, which can be measured, and may play a vital role in their satisfaction: doctors also seem to have their own expectations. However, studies of such expectations are scarce and there is a lack of valid measurement tools to capture such aspects.Discussion
Shortcomings in literature included the use of different meanings and definitions for expectations, which interfered with understanding the results of previous research. Previous studies focused on patients' general rather than condition-specific expectations; no study explored doctors' expectations or the congruency between patients' and doctors' back pain-specific expectations.Conclusions
There is a need for standardisation of definition in expectations research and a valid measurement tool that is condition specific. Understanding patients' and doctors' expectations may be a key factor for improving quality of care, in terms of both process and outcome.Source: Europe PubMed Central