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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2018

The reassuring potential of spinal imaging results: development and testing of a brief, psycho-education intervention for patients attending secondary care.

Emma L Karran, Yun-Hom Yau, Susan L Hillier, G Lorimer Moseley

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal review: a survey of the "surgical and research" articles in the European Spine Journal, 2018.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Emma L KarranBody in Mind Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6088-8289
Yun-Hom YauRoyal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
Susan L HillierBody in Mind Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6071-6137
G Lorimer MoseleyBody in Mind Research Group, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia. lorimer.moseley@unisa.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3750-4945

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council (AU) 1061279
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop and test a standardised method of interpreting spinal imaging findings in a manner designed to reassure patients with low back pain and promote engagement in an active recovery.

methodsA five-phase development and testing process involved collaborative working party contributions, informal and formal appraisal of the intervention content by clinicians and consumers, a two-stage online evaluation of the take-home patient resource, and onsite testing.

resultsA total of 12 health professionals and 77 consumers were included in formal evaluative processes at various stages of the development and testing process. Consumers assessed the revised iteration of the take-home resource to be clearer and easier to understand than the original version. We integrated all feedback and evaluation outcomes to develop the final intervention content, which was approved by experienced clinicians and considered safe. We devised a framework to guide delivery of the low-cost clinical intervention and a 10-15-min timeframe was demonstrated to be realistic.

conclusionsWe have developed, modified, and tested a pragmatic framework for a brief, psychoeducational intervention. We have established face validity and acceptability from key stakeholders and engaged clinicians and are ready to proceed with a pilot feasibility trial.

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Physician-Patient RelationsAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansLow Back PainMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicPatient SatisfactionReproducibility of ResultsSecondary Health CareSpineEducationInterventionLow back painReassuranceSpinal imaging

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