SynthesisBMC musculoskeletal disorders2015
Pain intensity, neck pain and longer duration of complaints predict poorer outcome in patients with shoulder pain--a systematic review.
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- Are Psychosocial Factors Associated With Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears? A Systematic Review.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2018Pooled it
- Factors predicting long-term outcomes following physiotherapy in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: a secondary analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Trial
- Regional musculoskeletal pain in workers-is the traditional medical model increasing disability?British medical bulletin · 2026Review
- Assessment of the Burden of Chronic Neck and/or Shoulder Pain on Quality of Life Among Saudi Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Impact of Neck and Shoulder Pain on Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
- A Pilot Mixed-Methods Study to Establish the Clinical Usefulness of a Chronic Pain Profile (CPP) for Pain Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Predicting outcomes across treatment settings in patients with shoulder pain referred to physiotherapy: a secondary analysis of two comparable prospective cohort studies.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Specific versus general exercise programme in adults with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Prognostic factors for improvement of shoulder function after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review.JSES international · 2023Review
- Factors associated with limitations in daily life and at work in a population with shoulder pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Fear of movement and emotional distress as prognostic factors for disability in patients with shoulder pain: a prospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Influence of pain duration on pain outcomes following palliative radiotherapy for painful tumors: the sooner the irradiation, the better?Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2021Observational
- Predicting change in symptoms and function in patients with persistent shoulder pain: a prognostic model development study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
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- One in six physiotherapy practices in primary care offer musculoskeletal ultrasound - an explorative survey.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Design and Validation of a Computer Application for Diagnosis of Shoulder Locomotor System Pathology.Healthcare informatics research · 2019Article
- Influence of psychological factors on the prognosis of chronic shoulder pain: protocol for a prospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Exploring the definition of «acute» neck pain: a prospective cohort observational study comparing the outcomes of chiropractic patients with 0-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks and 4-12 weeks of symptoms.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundShoulder complaints are common and have an unfavourable prognosis in many patients. Prognostic information is helpful for both patients and clinicians in managing the complaints. The research question was which factors have prognostic value on (un)favourable outcome in patients with shoulder complaints in primary care, secondary care and occupational settings.
methodsUpdate of a systematic review in primary care, secondary care and occupational settings.
resultsNine articles were published since the original review in 2004. Six were of high quality covering a wide variety of prognostic factors and outcome measures. Four studies were conducted in primary care settings. A best evidence synthesis, including the results of the previous systematic review on this topic shows that there is strong evidence that higher shoulder pain intensity, concomitant neck pain and a longer duration of symptoms predict poorer outcome in primary care settings. In secondary care populations, strong evidence was found for the association between greater disability and poorer outcome and between the existence of previous shoulder pain and poorer outcome.
conclusionClinicians may take these factors into account in the management of their patients. Those with a worse prognosis may be monitored more frequently and the treatment plan modified if complaints persist.
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