Adherence to low back pain clinical guidelines in Australian hospital emergency departments: A public and private comparison.

Autor: Samanna CL; Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: claire.samanna@monash.edu., Buntine P; Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Emergency Medicine Program, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: paul.buntine@monash.edu., Belavy DL; Hochschule für Gesundheit (University of Applied Sciences), Department of Applied Health Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, Bochum 44801, Germany. Electronic address: belavy@gmail.com., Sultana RV; Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: ronsultana@outlook.com.au., Miller CT; Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: c.miller@deakin.edu.au., Nimorakiotakis VB; Epworth Health Care, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: billnimo@gmail.com., Owen PJ; Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Emergency Medicine Program, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: patrick.owen@monash.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Australasian emergency care [Australas Emerg Care] 2024 Dec; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 276-281. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2024.07.001
Abstrakt: Managing LBP via clinical practice guidelines in healthcare settings is recommended, yet burgeoning evidence suggests adherence is suboptimal in emergency department settings. Whether adherence differs between public and private settings is unknown. A retrospective audit of two Australian emergency departments matched 86 private patients to 86 public patients by age ( ± 5 years), sex (male/female) and LBP duration (first time/history of LBP). Patient charts were reviewed according to the Australian clinical guidelines for the management of LBP. Guidelines were considered individually and via a collective guideline adherence score (GAS). Management GAS was lower in private patients compared to public patients (d [95 %CI]: -0.67 [-0.98, -0.36], P < 0.001). Public patients were more likely to have documentation of guideline-based advice (OR [95 %CI]: 4.4 [2.4, 8.4], P < 0.001) and less likely to be sent for imaging (OR [95 %CI]: 5.0 [2.6, 9.4], P < 0.001). Private patients were more likely to have documented screening for psychosocial risk factors (OR [95 %CI]: 21.8 [9.1, 52.1], P < 0.001) and more likely to receive guideline-based medication prescriptions at patient discharge (OR [95 %CI]: 2.2 [1.2, 4.2], P = 0.013). Differences exist in public and private hospital emergency department guideline adherence. Exploring barriers and facilitators underpinning these differences will assist in guiding future implementation science approaches.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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