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Back pain advice and pharmacists' experience of back pain |
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| Number (%) |
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| Statement |
Pain* |
Agree |
Disagree |
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| I often have negative feelings about advising people with back pain+ |
None |
20 (21.5) |
73 (78.5) |
| (n = 328) χ2 = 6.4 df = 2 p = 0.040 |
Short |
27 (13.8) |
168 (86.2) |
| Long |
2 (5.0) |
38 (95.0) |
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| Total |
49 (14.9) |
279 (85.1) |
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| I most frequently refer people with back pain to their GP |
None |
31 (34.1) |
60 (65.9) |
| (n = 321) χ2 = 4.7 df = 2 p = 0.094 |
Short |
46 (24.1) |
145 (75.9) |
| Long |
7 (17.9) |
32 (82.1) |
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| Total |
84 (26.2) |
237 (73.8) |
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| Back pain is an important topic where I work |
None |
23 (25.3) |
68 (74.7) |
| (n = 319) χ2 = 17.8 df = 2 p = 0.000 |
Short |
68 (36.0) |
121 (64.0) |
| Long |
25 (64.1) |
14 (35.9) |
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| Total |
116 (36.4) |
203 (63.6) |
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| Where I work people often ask for advice about back pain |
None |
41 (45.6) |
49 (54.4) |
| (n = 323) χ2 = 8.3 df = 2 p = 0.015 |
Short |
98 (50.8) |
95 (49.2) |
| Long |
29 (72.5) |
11 (27.5) |
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| Total |
168 (52.0) |
155 (48.0) |
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| I offer good advice about back pain |
None |
66 (79.5) |
17 (20.5) |
| (n = 304) χ2 = 5.6 df = 2 p = 0.060 |
Short |
163 (89.1) |
20 (10.9) |
| Long |
35 (92.1) |
3 (7.9) |
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| Total |
264 (86.8) |
40 (13.2) |
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| My support staff offer good advice about back pain |
None |
55 (67.1) |
27 (32.9) |
| (n = 298) χ2 = 4.2 df = 2 p = 0.122 |
Short |
138 (77.1) |
41 (22.9) |
| Long |
24 (64.9) |
13 (35.1) |
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| Total |
217 (72.8) |
81 (27.2) |
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*Personal experience of back pain: none; short term or long-standing. +Similar to Buchbinder [13]: 'advising people with back pain' replaces 'treating these people'. | |||
Silcock et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:10 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-10 |
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