Table 2 Characteristics of patients with whom practitioners used the booklet
History of previous episodes of low back pain (%; 95% CI) | 39/57 (68.4; 55.5–79.0) |
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Duration of pain (%; 95% CI) | Less than 2 weeks: 30/52 (57.7; 44.2–70.1) 2–12 weeks: 10/52 (19.2; 13.7–36.1) More than 12 weeks: 12/52 (23.1; 13.7–36.1) |
Previously seen a health care provider for current episode of low back pain (%; 95% CI) | 30/57 (52.6; 39.3–65.0) |
Previous imaging for low back pain (%; 95% CI) | 16/57 (28.1; 18.1–40.8) |
Clinical suspicion of serious pathology n/N (%; 95% CI) | 4/57 (7.0; 2.8–16.7) |
Referred for imaging at current visit (%; 95% CI) | 6/57 (10.5; 4.9–21.1) |