@article{22327,
  author = {McLachlan A. and C. Shaheed Abdel and Williams K. and Maher C. and Mak W.},
  title = {The effects of educational interventions on pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards low back pain},
  abstract = {<p>
BACKGROUND: Practitioner beliefs and attitudes towards low back pain (LBP) influence treatment decisions. Little is known about pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards LBP. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of educational interventions on pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards LBP. Setting Sydney Metropolitan Area. METHODS: Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs was measured using the "Pharmacists' Back Beliefs Questionnaire", with items from two previously reported questionnaires on back beliefs. Responses from pharmacists attending a 2-h educational workshop on LBP (n = 204) and pharmacists recruiting participants for a LBP clinical trial (n = 66) were compared to responses from a control group of pharmacists (n = 65) to allow an evaluation of the two interventions. Responses from workshop participants were also evaluated before and after the session. Participants indicated their agreement with statements about LBP on a 5-point Likert scale. Preferred responses were based on guidelines for the evidence-based management of LBP. The primary analysis evaluated total score on the nine-inevitability items of the Back Beliefs Questionnaire ("inevitability score"). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Inevitability score. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in inevitability score between LBP clinical trial pharmacists and the control group [mean difference (MD) 0.47 (95 % CI -1.35 to 2.29; p = 0.61)]. The educational workshop led to a significant and favourable change in inevitability score (MD 7.23 p &lt; 0.001) and notable changes in responses to misconceptions regarding bed rest and the need for imaging (p &lt; 0.001) among participating pharmacists. CONCLUSIONS: Pharmacists attending the educational workshop provided the most compelling evidence that education specifically aimed at delivering evidence-based information can be successful in changing practitioner knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards LBP.
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},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {Int J Clin Pharm},
  volume = {37},
  edition = {2015/04/09},
  number = {4},
  pages = {616-25},
  isbn = {2210-7711 (Electronic)},
  note = {Abdel Shaheed, Christina<br/>Maher, Christopher G<br/>Mak, Wendy<br/>Williams, Kylie A<br/>McLachlan, Andrew J<br/>Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't<br/>Netherlands<br/>Int J Clin Pharm. 2015 Aug;37(4):616-25. doi: 10.1007/s11096-015-0112-5. Epub 2015 Apr 8.},
  language = {eng},
}