Chung‐Wei Christine Lin
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View article: Multiple Suggested Care Alternatives and Decision-Making of Primary Care Physicians
Multiple Suggested Care Alternatives and Decision-Making of Primary Care Physicians Open
Importance Decision support alerts or nudges are used in health care settings to guide clinical decisions toward preferred care. However, it is unclear whether the number of alternatives offered leads to suboptimal decisions. Objective To …
View article: Effectiveness of strategies for implementing guideline-concordant care in low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Effectiveness of strategies for implementing guideline-concordant care in low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Open
View article: Expectations about pain management after discharge from total hip and knee replacement surgery: a qualitative study with patients and prescribers
Expectations about pain management after discharge from total hip and knee replacement surgery: a qualitative study with patients and prescribers Open
Objective This study aimed to explore the perspectives of both patients and prescribers regarding analgesia after discharge following total hip or knee replacement surgeries, focusing on opioid use and the factors influencing patient and p…
View article: 063 Decision support is more effective in shifting primary care physicians towards high-value treatment for back pain when more than one high value alternative is offered: a randomised experiment
063 Decision support is more effective in shifting primary care physicians towards high-value treatment for back pain when more than one high value alternative is offered: a randomised experiment Open
View article: Spinal cord stimulation patterns of care, re‐interventions, and costs for private health insurers, Australia, 2011–22: a retrospective observational study
Spinal cord stimulation patterns of care, re‐interventions, and costs for private health insurers, Australia, 2011–22: a retrospective observational study Open
Objectives To investigate spinal cord stimulation patterns of care, the proportions of people who require unplanned surgical interventions after receiving definitive spinal cord stimulator implants, and the costs to private health insurers…
View article: ‘Overhaul Medicare and perhaps train us better’: a qualitative study of primary care general practitioners’ perspectives on how to implement the low back pain clinical care standards
‘Overhaul Medicare and perhaps train us better’: a qualitative study of primary care general practitioners’ perspectives on how to implement the low back pain clinical care standards Open
Introduction In September 2022, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare released the Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standards (‘Care Standard’). We aimed to explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) perspectives on how the C…
View article: The smallest worthwhile effect of surgery versus non-surgical treatments for sciatica: a benefit-harm trade-off study
The smallest worthwhile effect of surgery versus non-surgical treatments for sciatica: a benefit-harm trade-off study Open
People with sciatica would require discectomy to provide an additional 15% reduction in their leg pain beyond the expected 50% improvement in leg pain from non-surgical treatments in the short term to consider discectomy worthwhile. These …
View article: Comparative Effectiveness of Different Opioid Regimens, in Daily Dose or Treatment Duration, Prescribed at Surgical Discharge: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Comparative Effectiveness of Different Opioid Regimens, in Daily Dose or Treatment Duration, Prescribed at Surgical Discharge: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
View article: Cost savings of reducing opioid prescribing for the treatment of people with low back pain in general practice: a modelling study
Cost savings of reducing opioid prescribing for the treatment of people with low back pain in general practice: a modelling study Open
This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.
View article: Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Opioid Use After Orthopaedic Surgery: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials
Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Opioid Use After Orthopaedic Surgery: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials Open
View article: DREAM: an adaptive, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of duloxetine for reducing leg pain in people with chronic sciatica—trial protocol
DREAM: an adaptive, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of duloxetine for reducing leg pain in people with chronic sciatica—trial protocol Open
Introduction Sciatica is a debilitating condition that often becomes chronic, and for which there are few effective treatment options. Treatments such as the anti-depressant duloxetine have shown promise, but the evidence is inconclusive. …
View article: Retracted: Effectiveness of strategies for implementing guideline-concordant care in low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Retracted: Effectiveness of strategies for implementing guideline-concordant care in low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Open
There was no funding source for this review.
View article: Global perspectives on opioid use: shifting the conversation from deprescribing to quality use of medicines
Global perspectives on opioid use: shifting the conversation from deprescribing to quality use of medicines Open
View article: The brief pain inventory—Interference Subscale has acceptable reliability but questionable validity in acute back and neck pain populations
The brief pain inventory—Interference Subscale has acceptable reliability but questionable validity in acute back and neck pain populations Open
The BPI-IS has two factors and both have acceptable reliability, but tests for validity did not reach our a priori thresholds for acceptability (construct validity and responsiveness). The BPI-IS may not be suitable to measure the impact o…
View article: Paracetamol Combination Therapy for Back Pain and Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
Paracetamol Combination Therapy for Back Pain and Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses Open
Low-to-moderate quality evidence supports the oral use of some paracetamol plus NSAID combinations for short-term pain relief with no increased risk of harm for low back pain and osteoarthritis compared to its non-paracetamol monotherapy c…
View article: Analgesia for non-specific low back pain
Analgesia for non-specific low back pain Open
View article: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial Open
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia.
View article: How is postoperative pain after hip and knee replacement managed? An analysis of two large hospitals in Australia
How is postoperative pain after hip and knee replacement managed? An analysis of two large hospitals in Australia Open
View article: Compliance with Australian Orthopaedic Association guidelines does not reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee arthroplasty
Compliance with Australian Orthopaedic Association guidelines does not reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee arthroplasty Open
View article: Opioids for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Opioids for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis Open
View article: Primary prevention of venous thromboembolism for cancer patients in randomized controlled trials: a bibliographical analysis of funding and trial characteristics
Primary prevention of venous thromboembolism for cancer patients in randomized controlled trials: a bibliographical analysis of funding and trial characteristics Open
There were few significant differences between trial characteristics, suggesting that the evidence from commercially sponsored trials investigating VTE prophylaxis in patients with cancer is unlikely to be subject to bias attributable to c…
View article: Context matters: using an Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework to develop and encourage uptake of opioid deprescribing guideline recommendations at the point-of-care
Context matters: using an Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework to develop and encourage uptake of opioid deprescribing guideline recommendations at the point-of-care Open
View article: Understanding general practitioners’ prescribing choices to patients with chronic low back pain: a discrete choice experiment
Understanding general practitioners’ prescribing choices to patients with chronic low back pain: a discrete choice experiment Open
View article: General practitioners’ decision-making process to prescribe pain medicines for low back pain: a qualitative study
General practitioners’ decision-making process to prescribe pain medicines for low back pain: a qualitative study Open
Background Pain medicines are widely prescribed by general practitioners (GPs) when managing people with low back pain (LBP), but little is known about what drives decisions to prescribe these medicines. Objectives The aim of this study wa…
View article: Continued Opioid Use and Adverse Events Following Provision of Opioids for Musculoskeletal Pain in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Continued Opioid Use and Adverse Events Following Provision of Opioids for Musculoskeletal Pain in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
View article: P1667: ATTRIBUTES OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH FUNDING SOURCE IN VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM PROPHYLAXIS FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
P1667: ATTRIBUTES OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH FUNDING SOURCE IN VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM PROPHYLAXIS FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS Open
Topic: 34. Thrombosis and vascular biology - Biology & Translational Research Background: Commercial sponsorship plays a large role in shaping the literature in hematology. Commercial sponsorship has potential to overcome feasibility limit…
View article: Correction: OPAL: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial of opioid analgesia for the reduction of pain severity in people with acute spinal pain—a statistical analysis plan
Correction: OPAL: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial of opioid analgesia for the reduction of pain severity in people with acute spinal pain—a statistical analysis plan Open
View article: Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study
Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study Open
Participants recently recovered from low back pain reflected positively on a physiotherapist-prescribed walking program. Participants described what elements of the program were crucial to starting exercise and optimising adherence. These …
View article: Recommendations for terminology and the identification of neuropathic pain in people with spine-related leg pain. Outcomes from the NeuPSIG working group
Recommendations for terminology and the identification of neuropathic pain in people with spine-related leg pain. Outcomes from the NeuPSIG working group Open
Pain radiating from the spine into the leg is commonly referred to as “sciatica,” “Sciatica” may include various conditions such as radicular pain or painful radiculopathy. It may be associated with significant consequences for the person …
View article: Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Open
Objective To investigate the effectiveness and safety of surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for sciatica. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled T…