Professor Nirmalie Wiratunga n.wiratunga@rgu.ac.uk
Associate Dean for Research
A decision support system for self management of low back pain
People Involved
Dr Stewart Massie s.massie@rgu.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Dr Anjana Wijekoon a.wijekoon1@rgu.ac.uk
Research Fellow B
Professor Kay Cooper k.cooper@rgu.ac.uk
Associate Dean (Research)
Project Description
Low back pain (LBP) is the most significant contributor to disability in Europe. Most patients have non-specific LBP i.e., pain that cannot reliably be attributed to a specific disease/ pathology. LBP is the fourth most common diagnosis seen in primary care. Self-management in the form of physical activity and strength/ stretching exercises constitutes the core component in the management of non-specific LBP but, adherence to self-management can be challenging.
We are developing a decision support system - SELFBACK - to be used by the patients to facilitate, improve and reinforce self-management of LBP. SELFBACK is be designed to help patients to deciding and reinforce appropriate actions to manage their own LBP after a primary care consultation. Decision support will be conveyed to the patient via a smartphone app tailored to each patient based on the symptom state, symptom progression, the patients goal-setting, and a range of patient characteristics including information from a physical activity-detecting wristband worn by the patient.
In partnership with Syddansk Universitet, Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø, Norges teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, University of Glasgow, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Kiolis, Health Leads BV. Funded by EU H2020
| Project Acronym | SELFBACK |
|---|---|
| Status | Project Complete |
| Funder(s) | European Commission Horizon 2020 |
| Value | £493,480.00 |
| Project Dates | Jan 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2021 |
| Partner Organisations | University of Glasgow Kiolis Health Leads BV |
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