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Family Practice Vol. 12, No. 1, 44-48
© Oxford University Press 1995

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General practitioner perceptions of low back pain patients

A M Skelton, E A Murphy*, R J L Murphy and T C O'Down**

School of Education Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
* School of Social Studies, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
** Department of Community Health and General Practice, University of Dublin Dublin, Republic of Ireland

General practitioners' perceptions of low back pain (LBP) patients were investigated through a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews, as part of a wider study which also investigated patient perceptions. An exhaustive analysis of the interview transcripts revealed six principal ways in which GPs distinguished between different patients as a means of deciding how to treat them. This differentiation, on the basis of patient characteristics, is the major focus for the resulting discussion and conclusions, and is used as a way of exploring more effective strategies for the future.


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