Acceptability Barriers

The barrier findings came from informal verbal notes rather than structured qualitative methods. Australian healthcare system barriers contribute to gaps in low back pain care. Misconceptions about low back pain can contribute to unsupported self-care and avoidable healthcare use. Boredom was identified as the dominant emotional barrier to engagement with the task. Patients were sceptical that pressing tablet buttons to approach or avoid images would change real-life physical activity. Limited timely care, inadequate allied health funding, affordability problems, and uncertainty about which professionals to see are barriers to low back pain care. Equipment scarcity, inconsistent research assistant presence, medical staff time pressure, and limited family involvement created resource and structural barriers. The intervention was perceived as a separate research imposition because research assistants were not formally embedded in the clinical team.