Open AccessEffectiveness of training in guideline-oriented biopsychosocial management of low-back pain in occupational health services – a cluster randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Katja Ryynänen,
Petteri Oura,
Anna Sofia Simula,
Riikka Holopainen,
Maija Paukkunen,
Mikko Lausmaa,
Jouko Remes,
Neill Booth,
Antti Malmivaara,
Jaro Karppinen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3959
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , medicine , physical therapy , guideline , randomized controlled trial , low back pain , oswestry disability index , confidence interval , alternative medicine , surgery , psychiatry , pathology
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of brief training in the guideline-oriented biopsychosocial management of low-back pain (LBP) in occupational health services using a cluster-randomized design. A small sample of physiotherapists and physicians from the intervention units (N=12) were given three- to seven-day training focusing on the biopsychosocial management of LBP, while professionals in the control units (N=15) received no such training.