Patients' Attitudes Toward Non-Physician Screening of Low Back and Low Back-Related Leg Pain Complaints Referred for Surgical Assessment.

STUDY DESIGN: Questionnaire survey. OBJECTIVE: To explore patient attitudes towards screening to assess suitability for low back surgery by non-physician healthcare providers. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Canadian spine surgeons have shown support for non-physician screening to assess and triage patients with low back pain and low back-related leg pain. However, patients' attitudes towards this proposed model are largely unknown. METHODS: We …