Design of a Web-based Clinical Decision Support System for Guiding Patients with Low Back Pain to the Best Next Step in Primary Healthcare

Wendy Oude Nijeweme-d'Hollosy, Lex van Velsen, Remko Soer, Hermie Hermens

2016

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is the most common cause for activity limitation and has a tremendous socioeconomic impact in Western society. In primary care, LBP is commonly treated by general practitioners (GPs) and physiotherapists. In the Netherlands, patients can opt to see a physiotherapist without referral from their GP (so called ‘self-referral’). Although self-referral has improved the choice of care for patients, it also requires that a patient knows exactly how to select the best next step in care for his or her situation, which is not always evident. This paper describes the design of a web-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) that guides patients with LBP in making suitable choices on self-referral. We studied literature and guidelines on LBP and conducted semi-structured interviews with 3 general practitioners and 5 physiotherapists on the classification of LBP with respect to the best next step in care: visit a GP, visit a physiotherapist or perform self-care. The interview results were validated by means of an online survey, which resulted in a select group of key classification factors. Based on the results, we developed an ontology and a decision tree that models the decision making process of the CDSS.

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Nijeweme-d'Hollosy W., van Velsen L., Soer R. and Hermens H. (2016). Design of a Web-based Clinical Decision Support System for Guiding Patients with Low Back Pain to the Best Next Step in Primary Healthcare . In Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-170-0, pages 229-239. DOI: 10.5220/0005662102290239


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@conference{healthinf16,
author={Wendy Oude Nijeweme-d'Hollosy and Lex van Velsen and Remko Soer and Hermie Hermens},
title={Design of a Web-based Clinical Decision Support System for Guiding Patients with Low Back Pain to the Best Next Step in Primary Healthcare},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={229-239},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005662102290239},
isbn={978-989-758-170-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2016)
TI - Design of a Web-based Clinical Decision Support System for Guiding Patients with Low Back Pain to the Best Next Step in Primary Healthcare
SN - 978-989-758-170-0
AU - Nijeweme-d'Hollosy W.
AU - van Velsen L.
AU - Soer R.
AU - Hermens H.
PY - 2016
SP - 229
EP - 239
DO - 10.5220/0005662102290239