1st Edition

Health Care Needs Assessment The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews

By P.R. Croft, Andrew Stevens Copyright 1997

    This volume, focusing on low back pain, is part of a survey of health care needs for specific conditions, published on behalf of the Department of Health. This study overall considers questions such as the population's needs, the services available or unavailable to them, the effectiveness of these services, and other perspectives in disease and service areas. This is the second series of needs assessment reviews.

    Foreword, Preface, Contributing authors, ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, TOOLS, THE CHANGING BACKGROUND, USE OF THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SERIES, REFERENCES, 1. SUMMARY, 2. INTRODUCTION, 3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM, 4. SUB-CATEGORIES OF BACK PAIN, 5. PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE, 6. CURRENT SERVICE USE, 7. EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENTS, 8. MODELS OF CARE AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES, 9. MEASURING OUTCOME, 10. TARGETS, 11. INFORMATION, 12. RESEARCH PRIORITIES, APPENDIX, REFERENCES, INDEX

    Biography

    Croft, P.R.; Stevens, Andrew