The Library
What influences graduate medical students’ beliefs of lower back pain? A mixed methods cross sectional study
Tools
Tools
Tools
Inman, John G. K. and Ellard, David R. (2022) What influences graduate medical students’ beliefs of lower back pain? A mixed methods cross sectional study. BMC Medical Education, 22 (1). 633. doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03692-1 ISSN 1472-6920.
|
PDF
s12909-022-03692-1.pdf - Published Version - Requires a PDF viewer. Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Download (1204Kb) | Preview |
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03692-1
Abstract
Background:
Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition with substantial associated disability and costs, best understood using a biopsychosocial approach. Research demonstrates that beliefs about LBP are important, with biomedical beliefs influencing practitioner’s management and patient recovery. Beliefs about LBP can be inconsistent amongst healthcare and medical students. The aim of this study was to investigate graduate medical student’s beliefs of LBP and what influences them.
Method:
A cross sectional mixed methods study of Phase 1 (first year) and Phase 3 (third and fourth year) current graduate medical students at the University of Warwick (MBChB) was conducted. Participants were recruited via voluntary response sampling. A survey investigated LBP beliefs, utilising the Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) and Health Care Providers’ Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC-PAIRS). Qualitative data was collected on what influences beliefs about the causes and management of LBP, which was analysed descriptively using thematic analysis.
Results:
Fifty-seven students completed the questionnaire (61% female), with a mean age of 27.2 years. Eighty two percent of participants reported a history of LBP. Median BBQ scores were 31.5 for phase 1 and 31 for phase 3, with median HC-PAIRS scores of 57 and 60 for phase 1 and phase 3 students respectively. Three main themes emerged from the qualitative data: Sources of influence, influence of personal experience and influence of medical education. Participants discussed single or multiple sources influencing their beliefs about the causes and management of LBP. Another main theme was the influence of experiencing LBP personally or through discussions with family, friends and patients. The final main theme described the influence of medical education, including lectures, seminars and clinical placements.
Conclusions:
The HC-PAIRS and BBQ scores suggest graduate medical students in this sample tended to have positive beliefs about the outcome of LBP and functional expectations of chronic LBP patients, consistent with other healthcare students. The findings from qualitative data suggest how medical students form beliefs about the causes and management of LBP is complex.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||
| SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Health attitudes -- Great Britain, Backache, Medical students -- Great Britain, Medical students -- Attitudes | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | BMC Medical Education | ||||||
| Publisher: | BioMed Central | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1472-6920 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 20 August 2022 | ||||||
| Dates: |
|
||||||
| Volume: | 22 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Article Number: | 633 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-022-03692-1 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 10 October 2022 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 10 October 2022 | ||||||
| Related URLs: |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
