Journal of Spine

Flannery Foster

Publications

• Research Article
  “Big Pros and Big Cons”: Factors Influencing Utilization of Shared Decision-Making in Low Back Pain from a Surgeon’s Perspective
  Author(s): Reginald Q Knight, Anthony C Waddimba, Flannery Foster, Blake Alberts and Julie SorensenReginald Q Knight, Anthony C Waddimba, Flannery Foster, Blake Alberts and Julie Sorensen
  
  Abstract Study design: Qualitative study design, using semi-structured interviews. Objective: To characterize the shared decision-making (SDM) process from the perspective of orthopedic and neurosurgical physicians treating patients with low back pain (LBP). Summary of background data: Unwarranted variations in quality and cost of healthcare for LBP persist. SDM is a process of informed consent that could improve patient education and outcomes. Its success depends on the quality of patient-physician communication. Lack of monolithic, cross-specialty, clinical guidelines for physicians treating LBP makes SDM especially important for this preference-sensitive condition. Therefore, further study of physician perceptions of the SDM process is warranted. Methods: We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews in a sample of thirteen orthopedic and neurosurgeons that treated patients wit.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000146

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