A qualitative exploration of GPs’perspectives on managing chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain in Australian general practice-a focus group study

作     者：Manasi Gaikwad Simon Vanlint Paul Aylward Nigel Stocks 

作者机构：Discipline of General PracticeThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia Health Sciences Building(2.27)Flinders UniversityAdelaideSAAustralia 

出 版 物：《Family Medicine and Community Health》 (家庭医学与社区卫生（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第6卷第1期

页      面：32-38页

学科分类：082803[工学-农业生物环境与能源工程] 08[工学] 0828[工学-农业工程] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 

基　　金：Australian Postgraduate Award 

主　　题：Qualitative research focus group study general practitioner chronic pain 

摘      要：Objective:Chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain(CNMP)is a complex idiopathic condi-tion that causes significant disruption to patients’lives,their relationships,and *** cause of CNMP is not fully understood,which makes diagnosis and management *** general practitioners(GPs)are central to the management of chronic pain,their perspectives on managing CNMP are ***:To explore the clinical reasoning GPs use when diagnosing and managing ***:A qualitative study design using focus group discussion was conducted with Australian *** focus group discussion were conducted across *** focus group discussions were audio-recorded,and transcripts were coded and analyzed thematically with the program ***:The main themes remained consistent across the five focus group discussion’s:the ambiguous cause of CNMP;sex differences;developing the“right strategy;patient-centered care;and verifying vitamin D ***:The findings show that GPs use a patient-centered approach tailored to indi-vidual patients’medical history,physical examination findings,and psychosocial *** was general concern about low levels of vitamin D in patients with CNMP,and vitamin D supplements were recommended if indicated by a patient’s history.