Charlotte Raadkjaer Lykkegaard, Niels Wedderkopp, Sonja Wehberg, Sinead Holden, Helene Stoettrup Andersen, Frans Boch Waldorff, Jens Søndergaard
Does children's healthcare seeking change after participation in a musculoskeletal study? A register-based study
BMC primary care
systematic review randomised controlled trials increasing incidence back pain among children untold implications future back education tailored effective way would indicated however literature appears unsettled study aims review available literature determine effect schoolbased back education preventing managing low back pain school children randomized controlled trials carried elementary secondary school children ages 6 18 years published english language included back education taught hospitals settings excluded primary outcome back pain prevalence secondary outcomes constituted study characteristics selected studies includes back behavior knowledge postural habits physical activity fearavoidance beliefs back pack carriage pain intensity skills self efficacy databases searched pedro hinari pubmed cochrane google scholar available stiudies 2000 march 2022 retrieved quality studies assessed using pedro scale obtained studies descriptively analyzed total 8420 studies retrieved 8 studies 1239 participants included review four studies assessed back knowledge back behavior two assessed back pain prevalence improvements back knowledge back behaviour effectiveness back care education back pain prevalence conclusive forms education used involved indirect method conditioning environment direct method made use theory practical lessons educational books materials back care education programmes schools effective improving back care knowledge behavior reduction low back pain frequency reduction back pain prevalence conclusive back care education could incorporated part schools education programmes limitations include exclusion non english language studies inconsistent outcome measures none review protocol registered international platform registered systematic review metaanalysis protocol inplasy registration number inplasy202310044 doi number httpsdoiorg1037766inplasy202310044