Chronic Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
attitudes, chronic low back pain, functionality, healthcare professional students
Brief summary
This is an analysis of data collected from 2009-2014 from medical students at GCU and physiotherapy students at UoG measuring attitudes towards patients with chronic low back pain and their functionality.
Detailed description
This is longitudinal study with the data collected from 2009-2014 from medical students and physiotherapy students at two different Scottish universities measuring attitudes towards patients with chronic low back pain and their functionality. The outcome measure used was HC-PAIRS the original 15 point Likert Scale. Data was analysed using SPSS (version 25). All data was found to be normally distributed. Descriptive statistics were presented as mean (Standard Deviation). Inferential statistics were carried out using a two-way ANOVA with year of study and discipline of degree as independent variables with post hoc analysis. A p-value of \<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Interventions
OTHERPhysiotherapy students
OTHERMedical students
Sponsors
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Glasgow
Teesside University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
-Engaged in the 2009 physiotherapy degree at Two Scottish universities
Exclusion criteria
-Anyone who is not on the above degree courses.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HC-PAIRS (Health care providers pain and impairment relationship scale) | 1 x year for duration of degree course at start of first semester | 15 point Likert Scale ranging in score from 15 to105 with a low score reflecting an attitude towards patients with pain and their functionality which is in keeping with best evidence research and scientific knowledge. Subscales are not valid for this outcome measure. |
Outcome results
None listed