Promoting Best Practices for Managing Acute Low Back Pain in an Occupational Environment.
Providers treating low back pain must be confident and knowledgeable in evidence-based practice (EBP) to provide the best outcomes. An online education course was created in an effort to increase knowledge and confidence in EBP and clinical practice guidelines specific to low back pain in an occupational setting. There were 80 participants who completed the pre-test and post-test. The results showed a statistically significant improvement in knowledge and confidence scores after completion of the course. An online education course was shown to be a cost-effective, accessible tool to increase knowledge and confidence of EBP for different health care providers.
The University of Alabama Huntsville University of Rostock alslaughter2@hotmail.com.
Amanda Lynn
AL
Slaughter
The University of Alabama Huntsville.
Karen
K
Frith
The University of Alabama Huntsville.
Louise
L
O'Keefe
The University of Alabama Huntsville.
Susan
S
Alexander
University of Rostock.
Regina
R
Stoll
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000407:Alabama; D004521:Educational Measurement; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
application of evidence; best practices; occupational health and safety programs; occupational injuries; program planning and evaluation; research