Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/64817, first published .
Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

Kim Dunleavy   1 , PT, PhD ;   Heidi Liss Radunovich   2 , PhD ;   Jason M Beneciuk   1, 3 , PT, MPH, PhD ;   Boyi Hu   4 , PhD ;   Yang Yang   5 , PhD ;   Janeen McCormick Blythe   1 , PT, ATC, DPT ;   Kelly K Gurka   6, 7 , MPH, PhD

1 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

2 Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

3 Clinical Research Center, Brooks Rehabilitation, Jacksonville, FL, United States

4 Industrial & Systems Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

5 Department of Statistics, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States

6 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States

7 Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD
  • Department of Physical Therapy
  • College of Public Health and Health Professions
  • University of Florida
  • 1225 Center Drive
  • Gainesville, FL 32610
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3522736114
  • Email: kdunleavy@phhp.ufl.edu