ArticleBMC geriatrics2015
Ageism, negative attitudes, and competing co-morbidities--why older adults may not seek care for restricting back pain: a qualitative study.
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- Mapping Comorbidities in Patients With Low Back Pain-A Systematic Review.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025Pooled it
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- Patient-centered professional practice models for managing low back pain in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2017Trial
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- Pain Affirming Care in Older Adults with Marginalized Experiences: A New Framework for Care.Clinics in geriatric medicine · 2026Review
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- Advanced Age as a Consideration in Spinal Cord Stimulation.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Understanding the multiple dimensions of ageing: 5Ms for the rheumatologist.The Lancet. Rheumatology · 2024Review
- The Role of Awareness of Age-Related Change in the Longitudinal Association between Pain and Physical Activity.International journal of aging & human development · 2024Article
- Assessing qualitative data richness and thickness: Development of an evidence-based tool for use in qualitative evidence synthesis.Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods · 2024Article
- Factors affecting the duration of initial medical care seeking among older rural patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study.BMC rheumatology · 2024Article
- [Interdisciplinary pain therapy in the elderly].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Review
- Acceptability, values, and preferences of older people for chronic low back pain management; a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Review
- Leaving no one behind: successful ageing at the intersection of ageism and ableism.Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM · 2023Article
- Age and postoperative opioid use in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
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backgroundBack pain, the most common type of pain reported by older adults, is often undertreated for reasons that are poorly understood, especially in minority populations. The objective of this study was to understand older adults' beliefs and perspectives regarding care-seeking for restricting back pain (back pain that restricts activity).
methodsWe used data from a diverse sample of 93 older adults (median age 83) who reported restricting back pain during the past 3 months. A semi-structured discussion guide was used in 23 individual interviews and 16 focus groups to prompt participants to share experiences, beliefs, and attitudes about managing restricting back pain. Transcripts were analyzed in an iterative process to develop thematic categories.
resultsThree themes for why older adults may not seek care for restricting back pain were identified: (1) beliefs about the age-related inevitability of restricting back pain, (2) negative attitudes toward medication and/or surgery, and (3) perceived importance of restricting back pain relative to other comorbidities. No new themes emerged in the more diverse focus groups.
conclusionsIllness perceptions (including pain-related beliefs), and interactions with providers may influence older adults' willingness to seek care for restricting back pain. These results highlight opportunities to improve the care for older adults with restricting back pain.
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