Abstract
Background: Low-value care that wastes resources and harms patients is prevalent in health systems everywhere.
Methods: As part of an invited keynote presentation at the Pain in Motion IV conference held in Maastricht, Holland, in May 2022, we reviewed evidence for low-value care in musculoskeletal conditions and discussed possible solutions.
Results: Drivers of low-value care are diverse and affect patients, clinicians, and health systems everywhere. We show that low-value care for back pian, neck pain, and osteoarthritis is prevalent in all professional groups involved in caring for people who seek care for these conditions. Implementation efforts that aim to reverse low-value care seem to work better if designed using established conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
Conclusion: Low-value care is prevalent in the care of people with musculoskeletal conditions. Reducing low-value care requires behaviour change among patients and clinicians as well as in health systems. There is evidence that behaviour change can be facilitated through good conceptual and theoretical frameworks but not convincing evidence that it changes patient outcomes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 65-70 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Pain Practice |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | S2 |
| Early online date | 15 Sept 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Author(s) 2022. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- back pain
- clinical guidelines
- evidence-based practice
- low-value care
- osteoarthritis
- Delivery of Health Care
- Musculoskeletal Diseases/therapy
- Neck Pain
- Physical Therapy Modalities