ArticleJournal of evaluation in clinical practice2017
Prevalence, diagnostics and management of musculoskeletal disorders in primary health care in Sweden - an investigation of 2000 randomly selected patient records.
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- Models of care for low back pain patients in primary healthcare: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
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- Learning from the past to plan for the future: A scoping review of musculoskeletal clinical research in Sweden 2010-2020.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Long-Term Prevalence and Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders among the Schoolteachers in Hail, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- A Multidisciplinary Focus Review of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Operating Room Personnel.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2020Review
- Assessing aberrant muscle activity patterns via the analysis of surface EMG data collected during a functional evaluation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
RATIONALE, AIMS AND
objectivesThe aims of this study is to investigate the prevalence of patients seeking care due to different musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) at primary health care centres (PHCs), to chart different factors such as symptoms, diagnosis and actions prescribed for patients that visited the PHCs due to MSD and to make comparisons regarding differences due to gender, age and rural or urban PHC.
methodsPatient records (2000) for patients in working age were randomly selected equally distributed on one rural and one urban PHC. A 3-year period was reviewed retrospectively. For all patient records' background data, cause to the visit and diagnosis were registered. For visits due to MSD, type and location of symptoms and actions to resolve the patients problems were registered. Data was analysed using cross tabulation, multidimensional chi-squared.
resultsThe prevalence of MSD was high; almost 60% of all patients were seeking care due to MSD. Upper and lower limb problems were most common. Symptoms were most prevalent in the young and middle age groups. The patients got a variety of different diagnoses, and between 13 and 35% of the patients did not receive a MSD diagnose despite having MSD symptoms. There was a great variation in how the cases were handled.
conclusionsThe present study points out some weaknesses regarding diagnostics and management of MSD in primary care.
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