Our overarching aim behind BACKCamPAIN is to help make scientifically sound knowledge about back pain understandable and easily accessible – for a better-informed public and improved care.
A person’s beliefs on back pain, or their experiences with it, can influence the treatment they receive and how effective it is. Many people hold on to beliefs that are contrary to current evidence, and healthcare professionals often share such views as well. Studies show that challenging these misconceptions can help to reduce pain. Consequently, prevailing views have already been investigated in many countries. To date, however, there have been no comparable studies in Germany.
As a first step, we would like to investigate what the German population thinks about back pain – in other words, what attitudes and beliefs people in Germany hold about back pain. To this end, we have conducted an online survey. The survey has now been completed and the results are currently being analysed.