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Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study
BACKGROUND: The biopsychosocial model is recommended in the management of non-specific low back pain but musculoskeletal practitioners can lack skills in assessing and managing patients using a biopsychosocial framework. Educational interventions have produced equivocal results. There is a need for...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8436454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34517916 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00901-4 |
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author | Draper-Rodi, Jerry Vogel, Steven Bishop, Annette |
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description | BACKGROUND: The biopsychosocial model is recommended in the management of non-specific low back pain but musculoskeletal practitioners can lack skills in assessing and managing patients using a biopsychosocial framework. Educational interventions have produced equivocal results. There is a need for an alternative educational tool to support practitioners’ development in the application of biopsychosocial model to manage low back pain. METHODS: A mixed methods study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of an e-learning programme on the biopsychosocial management of non-specific low back pain for osteopaths with more than 15 years’ experience. A sequential explanatory design was conducted, with a feasibility randomised controlled trial and semi-structured interviews explored with thematic analysis. RESULTS: A total of 45 participants participated in the RCT of which 9 also participated in the interview study. The a-priori sample size was not met (45 instead of 50). The recruitment strategies, randomisation, retention, data collection and outcome measures worked well and were found to be feasible for a main trial. The retention, satisfaction and participants’ views of the programme demonstrated a good acceptability of the programme. Data from the semi-structured interviews were organised in three themes, the first two were related to the feasibility and acceptability of the e-learning programme (practical experience of following the course and engagement with the content) and the third relates to the impact of the intervention (perception of the BPS model). CONCLUSION: A main RCT is feasible and the intervention was received well by the participants. A main RCT is required to assess the effectiveness of the e-learning programme. This work also provided data on aspects so far unreported, including osteopaths’ views on continuing professional development, on e-learning as a form of continuing professional development and osteopaths’ perceptions and challenges concerning the implementation of the biopsychosocial model in practice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40814-021-00901-4. |
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spelling | pubmed-84364542021-09-13 Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study Draper-Rodi, Jerry Vogel, Steven Bishop, Annette Pilot Feasibility Stud Research BACKGROUND: The biopsychosocial model is recommended in the management of non-specific low back pain but musculoskeletal practitioners can lack skills in assessing and managing patients using a biopsychosocial framework. Educational interventions have produced equivocal results. There is a need for an alternative educational tool to support practitioners’ development in the application of biopsychosocial model to manage low back pain. METHODS: A mixed methods study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of an e-learning programme on the biopsychosocial management of non-specific low back pain for osteopaths with more than 15 years’ experience. A sequential explanatory design was conducted, with a feasibility randomised controlled trial and semi-structured interviews explored with thematic analysis. RESULTS: A total of 45 participants participated in the RCT of which 9 also participated in the interview study. The a-priori sample size was not met (45 instead of 50). The recruitment strategies, randomisation, retention, data collection and outcome measures worked well and were found to be feasible for a main trial. The retention, satisfaction and participants’ views of the programme demonstrated a good acceptability of the programme. Data from the semi-structured interviews were organised in three themes, the first two were related to the feasibility and acceptability of the e-learning programme (practical experience of following the course and engagement with the content) and the third relates to the impact of the intervention (perception of the BPS model). CONCLUSION: A main RCT is feasible and the intervention was received well by the participants. A main RCT is required to assess the effectiveness of the e-learning programme. This work also provided data on aspects so far unreported, including osteopaths’ views on continuing professional development, on e-learning as a form of continuing professional development and osteopaths’ perceptions and challenges concerning the implementation of the biopsychosocial model in practice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40814-021-00901-4. BioMed Central 2021-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8436454/ /pubmed/34517916 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00901-4 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Draper-Rodi, Jerry Vogel, Steven Bishop, Annette Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study |
title | Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study |
title_full | Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study |
title_fullStr | Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study |
title_short | Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study |
title_sort | effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8436454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34517916 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00901-4 |
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