Discussing prognosis with older people with musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study in general practice

David Mallen, Christian; Peat, George

Abstract

Prognosis has been described as an important but neglected branch of clinical science. While patients' views have been sought in the context of life-threatening illness, similar research is lacking for patients presenting with common, non-life-threatening musculoskeletal complaints. The aim of this study was to gauge whether and why older patients with musculoskeletal pain think prognostic information is important, and how often they felt prognosis was discussed in the general practice consultation.

Citation

David Mallen, C., & Peat, G. (2009). Discussing prognosis with older people with musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study in general practice. BMC Family Practice, 50 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-10-50

• Acceptance Date: Jul 7, 2009
• Publication Date: Jul 7, 2009
• Journal: BMC Family Practice
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Pages: 50 -?
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-10-50
• Keywords: musculoskeletal pain, pain, prognosis
• Publisher URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/10/50