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Table 8 Consensus on domain five “The influence of digitization on adherence of patients with LBP”

From: Which aspects facilitate the adherence of patients with low back pain to physiotherapy? A Delphi study

The influence of digitization on adherence of patients with LBP to physiotherapy

Ratings of experts round 1

Item

Absolutely correct

Correct

Don’t know

Rather no

Wrong

Included cons. (%)

Excluded cons. (%)

1

Patients have no experience DBT

 

2

7

3

3

 

87

2

Privacy is not important to most patients

 

2

5

4

3

 

87

3

DBT must be individualized

8

6

1

  

93

 

4

DBT variability promotes adherence

2

5

6

2

  

53

5

Graphs and trends improve adherence

6

6

1

1

 

80

 

6

Adherence is higher to human-based PT than to DBT

4

4

4

2

1

 

47

Positive consensus round 1 (mean)

27

Ratings of experts for newly suggested items in round 2

Item

Absolutely correct

Correct

Don’t know

Rather no

Wrong

Included cons. (%)

Excluded cons. (%)

7

The manageability of DBT improves adherence

8

6

1

  

93

 

8

Online recommendations improve adherence

3

9

2

  

80

 

Number of experts (mean)

5

5

3

2

2

  

Median of both rounds

5

6

3

2

3

  

Positive consensus round 2 (mean)

87

Positive consensus both rounds (mean)

57

  1. Cons = consensus; DBT = digital-based therapy; LBP = low back pain; PT = physiotherapy