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History taking by physiotherapists with low back pain patients : are illness perceptions addressed properly?
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Purpose: Despite the increasing evidence that illness perceptions should be addressed in patients, there is a lack of studies evaluating whether physiotherapists question illness perceptions. This study, using a mixed-methods design, investigates the integration of illness perceptions during the first consultation of physiotherapists treating patients with low back pain (LBP). Methods: Thirtyfour physiotherapists performed usual history taking in a patient with non-specific LBP. The interview was audiotaped and illness perceptions were indexed using an observational instrument, based on the domains of Leventhals Common Sense Model. Patients were also asked to fill in the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised for LBP. Results: Physiotherapists assessed the illness identity, also perceptions regarding the (physical) cause and controllability of LBP were evaluated. Illness perceptions, such as timeline, consequences, coherence and emotional representation, were poorly assessed. Results of the questionnaire reveal that LBP-patients report overuse, workload and bad posture as primary cause. Patients held positive beliefs about the controllability and have high illness coherence. Conclusion: Belgian physiotherapists mainly question bio-medically oriented illness perceptions, e.g. physical symptoms and causes, but do not sufficiently address psychosocially oriented illness perceptions as recommended in LBP guidelines.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Disability and rehabilitation. - London, 1992, currens
Publication
London : 2016
ISSN
0963-8288
1464-5165 [online]
DOI
10.3109/09638288.2015.1077530
Volume/pages
38 :13 (2016) , p. 1268-1279
ISI
000372839500005
Pubmed ID
26308888
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