Improving the coordination of care for low back pain patients by creating better links between acute and community services Staiger, Petra K., Serlachius, Anna, Macfarlane, Susie, Anderson, Sharron, Chan, Thomas and Young, Greg 2010, Improving the coordination of care for low back pain patients by creating better links between acute and community services, Australian health review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 139-143. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Improving the coordination of care for low back pain patients by creating better links between acute and community services Author(s) Staiger, Petra K. orcid.org/0000-0002-6968-5015 Serlachius, Anna Macfarlane, Susie orcid.org/0000-0002-8904-8945 Anderson, Sharron Chan, Thomas Young, Greg Journal name Australian health review Volume number 34 Issue number 2 Start page 139 End page 143 Total pages 5 Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd. Place of publication Strawberry Hills, NSW Publication date 2010-05 ISSN 0156-5788 1449-8944 Summary This paper reports on the development of a care-pathway to improve service linkages between the acute setting and community health services in the treatment of low back pain. The pathway was informed by two processes: (1) a literature review based on best-practice guidelines in the assessment, treatment and continuity of care for low back pain patients; and (2) consultation with staff and key stakeholders. Stakeholders from both the acute and community sectors comprised the Working Group, who identified central areas of concern to be addressed in the care-pathway, with the goal of preventing chronicity of low back pain and reducing emergency department presentations. The main outcomes achieved include: the development of a new care-coordinator role, which would support a greater focus on integration between acute and community sectors for low back pain patients; identifying the need to screen at-risk patients; implementation of the SCTT (Service Coordination Tool Templates) tool as a system of referral across the acute and community settings; and agreement on the need to develop an evidence-based self-management program to be offered to low back pain patients. The benefits and challenges of implementing this care pathway are discussed. Language eng Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920116 Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, AHHA Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30029322 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Health School of Psychology Higher Education Research Group Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 22 Jun 2010, 10:58:09 EST Wed, 23 Jun 2010, 14:43:02 EST Wed, 23 Jun 2010, 14:44:09 EST Wed, 23 Jun 2010, 14:47:45 EST Tue, 20 Jul 2010, 14:00:41 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 16:04:45 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 10:26:21 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 6 times in TR Web of Science Cited 5 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1039 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 22 Jun 2010, 10:58:04 EST by Jane Moschetti