Physiotherapists' views of implementing a stratified treatment approach for patients with low back pain in Germany: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Sven Karstens (Author), Pauline Kuithan (Author), Stefanie Joos (Author), Jonathan C. Hill (Author), Michel Wensing (Author), Jost Steinhäuser (Author), Katja Krug (Author), Joachim Szecsenyi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The STarT-Back-Approach (STarT: Subgroups for Targeted Treatment) was developed in the UK and has demonstrated clinical and cost effectiveness. Based on the results of a brief questionnaire, patients with low back pain are stratified into three treatment groups. Since the organis...