In episode 9 of season 7 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Effect of Information Content and General Practitioner Recommendation to Exercise on Treatment Beliefs and Intentions for Knee Osteoarthritis: An Online Multi-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial” with Dr. Belinda Lawford. You’ll hear her further share specifics on what prompted the study, how the study was carried out, her perspective on how this might be carried out in everyday practice, other studies on the topic, the clinical implications, and big takeaways.
Season 7, Episode 8 with Belinda Lawford: Removing pathoanatomical content from information pamphlets about knee osteoarthritis did not affect beliefs about imaging or surgery, but led to...
In episode 8 of season 7 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Removing pathoanatomical content from information pamphlets about knee osteoarthritis did not affect beliefs about imaging or surgery, but led to lower perceptions that exercise is damaging and better osteoarthritis knowledge: An online randomized controlled trial” with Dr. Belinda Lawford. You’ll hear her give the backstory of what prompted the study, why a group was chosen without symptoms and were given a hypothetical scenario about knee osteoarthritis, specifics on the methods of the study, the important results discovered related to giving more information and including pathoanatomical terms or not, the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 1 with Ian Harris: What messages predict intention to self-manage low back pain? A study of attitudes towards patient education
In episode 1 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “What messages predict intention to self-manage low back pain? A study of attitudes towards patient education” with Dr. Ian Harris. He explains the context of this topic and what prompted it including an attempt to demedicalize low back pain, why some patients didn’t like some of the comments and educational statements given even though they may be true and his thoughts on why that might be, some other papers related to labelling from a pathoanatomical perspective and how this may affect a patient’s tendency to self manage, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.