Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2017
Expectations of pain and functioning in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a cross-sectional study.
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- Effect of a Patient Engagement, Education, and Restructuring of Cognitions (PEERC) approach on conservative care in rotator cuff related shoulder pain treatment: a randomized control trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
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- User-Centred Design to Inform Requirements for a Remotely Administered Hybrid Functional Test (RAHFT) Protocol.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Association Between Patient-Specific Factors and the Therapeutic Relationship in Direct Access Physiotherapy for Higher Education Students-An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025Observational
- Effectiveness and Safety of Acupotomy Treatment on Shoulder Pain: 25 Multicenter Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Process evaluation of a complex workplace intervention to prevent musculoskeletal pain in nursing staff: results from INTEVAL_Spain.BMC nursing · 2021Article
- The influence of a cognitive behavioural approach on changing patient expectations for conservative care in shoulder pain treatment: a protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Rehabilitation and management outcomes of musculoskeletal injuries in a major referral hospital in Ghana.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Patients' return-to-work expectancy relates to their beliefs about their physician's opinion regarding return to work volition and ability.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Impact of expectations on functional recovery in individuals with chronic shoulder pain.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2018Article
- Clinical relevance of contextual factors as triggers of placebo and nocebo effects in musculoskeletal pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Review
- "Great Expectations": Reflections on Possible Analogies between our Patients and the Characters of Charles Dickens.Joints · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch has suggested that patient expectations are associated with treatment outcome and evolve along with patient communication within the musculoskeletal field. However, few studies have investigated if or how physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) consultations affect the attending patients' expectations regarding pain and functional improvement. Hence, the aims of the present study were to compare patient expectations regarding pain and functional improvement before and after a PMR consultation and to assess patient characteristics, including diagnosis, that could perhaps predict changes in expectations.
methodsThe study design was cross-sectional. Eligible participants were first-time patients with neck/back or shoulder complaints who were referred to a PMR outpatient clinic between January and June 2013. Questionnaires (the Patient Shoulder Outcome Expectancies, or PSOE, questionnaire and a numeric rating scale, or NRS) focused on expectations regarding pain and functioning were completed immediately prior to and after a consultation with a PMR specialist.
resultsIn total, 257 patients were included. In total, 24% of the subjects expected a more positive outcome after the PMR consultation compared with before the consultation, while 10% of the subjects exhibited a negative change in expectations. Few patient characteristics other than sick leave were associated with changes in expectations; however, patients with shoulder complaints seemed to be more optimistic than patients with neck/back complaints.
conclusionExpectations can be influenced by a single specialist consultation. Among clinical prognostic factors, only sick leave influenced the change expectations. However, patients with shoulder complaints seemed to be more optimistic than patients with neck/back complaints.
trial registrationThe study was approved by the Data Protection Office at Oslo University Hospital, 2012/2574. ISRCTN registration: 40963362 (registered retrospectively 12.12.2016).
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