Project Overview
The German population’s attitudes, beliefs and experiences regarding back pain
A person's beliefs about back pain or their experiences with it can influence the treatment they receive and how effective that treatment 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. In many countries, there are campaigns and events - some of which are nationwide - aimed at raising awareness about back pain. In Germany, there is as yet no comparable programm.
Objectives, Methodology and Future Perspective
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.
Despite the existence of well-known techniques for imparting knowledge that have been proven to be effective, providing information about back pain does not always lead to improvements in clinical outcomes or changes in people’s own thinking and behaviour. There may be various reasons for this. In order to tailor the intervention to the wishes and needs of the target group, we aim to involve the target group – people from Germany – in the development of an information session. To this end, we will conduct focus groups to assist us in the (further) development of an information session on back pain.
Recruitment is planned for late summer 2026. Further information on participation will be published as soon as recruitment begins (expected in August 2026). If you are interested, please feel free to contact Deborah Jost by email at any time.
