Authors
Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Azarakhsh Baghdadi, Mohammad Nejadhosseinian, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Kourosh Holakoui, Nasrin Moghimi, Mahnaz Sandoughi, Ali Dehghan, Arash Tehrani Banihashemi, Maryam Ghadimi, Fereydoun Davatchi
Publication date
2020/12
Journal
BMC health services research
Volume
20
Pages
1-7
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Low back pain (LBP) is a major contributor to chronic pain and disability. The purpose of this study was to evaluate health-care access and utilization among patients with LBP in Iran. We also sought to study the pattern and characteristics of care-utilization behavior in these patients.
Methods
Data from the Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) were used for this study. Three cities (Zahedan, Sanandaj, Yazd) were selected to represent the Iranian population, with different socioeconomic status and ethnic, cultural, and religious background. Demographic data, acute or chronic LBP, disability index, and utilizing care from conventional medicine (CM), allied health providers (AHP), and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers were recorded.
Results
Of 9101 patients, 38.6% reported LBP. Only 3.3% did not utilize care of any kind, 66.7% referred …
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