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Experiences and perceptions of employees and healthcare professionals on a multidisciplinary program for the secondary prevention of low back pain
| Title: | Experiences and perceptions of employees and healthcare professionals on a multidisciplinary program for the secondary prevention of low back pain |
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| Authors: | Bernaers, Lisa, Willems, Tine Marieke, Lam, Gia Hien, Mahy, Morgane, Rusu, Dorina, Demoulin, Christophe, Van de Velde, Dominique, Braeckman, Lutgart |
| Contributors: | FEDRIS - Federal Agency for Occupational Risks |
| Source: | Sci Rep Scientific Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2025) SCIENTIFIC REPORTS |
| Publisher Information: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | Male, Adult, Return to work, Science, Health Personnel, Social Sciences, Low Back Pain/rehabilitation, EXERCISE, ILLNESS, GUIDELINES, Sciences de la santé humaine, Orthopédie, rééducation & médecine sportive, THERAPY, Article, CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, Secondary Prevention/methods, Return to Work, Belgium, Qualitative research, REHABILITATION PROGRAM, Medicine and Health Sciences, MANAGEMENT, Secondary Prevention, Humans, Low back pain, Human health sciences, Workplace, Health Personnel/psychology, Qualitative Research, WORK, Low Back Pain/prevention & control, Science & Technology, Orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine, Multidisciplinary rehabilitation, Secondary prevention, Middle Aged, Focus Groups, Focus groups, Multidisciplinary Sciences, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, Science & Technology - Other Topics, Medicine, Female, FOLLOW-UP, Low Back Pain |
| Description: | Low back pain (LBP) can lead to disability and sick leave, impacting work participation and overall health. Given the complex and multifactorial nature of LBP, Belgium's Federal Agency for Occupational Risks (FEDRIS) promotes a secondary prevention strategy for LBP among workers engaged in ergonomically demanding tasks. This strategy includes multidisciplinary-based rehabilitation (MBR) and an optional workplace intervention. This paper explored the experiences and perceptions of employees and healthcare professionals (HCPs) regarding the secondary prevention program with a focus on the MBR component, aiming to identify its strengths, challenges, and potential solutions. A multicenter qualitative design involving six semistructured focus groups was employed. The participants included 15 employees who attended the program because of LBP and 24 HCPs involved in its delivery. The data were analyzed via thematic analysis. Three major themes were identified: functional and work-related outcomes, content-related factors, and duration and continuation. Positive outcomes included improvements in pain, function, and return to work (RTW), with workplace adaptations and ergonomic guidance playing key roles. Success factors such as education, exercise therapy, motivation, and social interaction were highlighted. However, challenges were identified, including limited communication between centers and employers, insufficient psychological support, and a lack of follow-up to sustain the program's effects. This qualitative evaluation highlights that person-centered, biopsychosocial approaches-encompassing individualized education, ergonomic adaptations, and psychological support-are crucial for optimizing the FEDRIS MBR program's long-term impact on LBP and RTW outcomes. Consistency in staffing, structured follow-up, and systematic prescreening are key areas for improvement. Although limited by a small sample size and retrospective design, these findings pinpoint actionable refinements that future longitudinal studies can explore to ensure sustained, cost-effective rehabilitation benefits. |
| Document Type: | Article Other literature type |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-025-97683-z |
| Access URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40240527 https://doaj.org/article/a748cfaaafca4097be0c7a19664d5833 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/330885 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97683-z https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01JS2H7QD0XYFKYHDHTP2E9F2M/file/01JS2HD6TXAC8X0MXFB71YHK1A http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97683-z https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01JS2H7QD0XYFKYHDHTP2E9F2M http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01JS2H7QD0XYFKYHDHTP2E9F2M |
| Rights: | CC BY NC ND |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....96c1de2f2ecae8f98a53bd0b3ffe1fda |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-025-97683-z |