Observational studyBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021
Associations between treatment goals, patient characteristics, and outcome measures for patients with musculoskeletal disorders in physiotherapy practice.
Observational study in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03626389 (Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors of Patients Receiving Physiotherapy Services in Primary Health Care in Norway), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Clinical Course and Prognostic Factors of Patients Receiving Physiotherapy Services in Primary Health Care in Norway (FYSIOPRIM)
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- They paid attention to the whole of me in some way, both physically, mentally, and everything in between: a qualitative study of patients' experiences of interdisciplinary rehabilitation (PREVSAM) in primary care for musculoskeletal disorders.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Clinical, Safety, and Engineering Perspectives on Wearable Ultrasound Technology: A Review.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2024Review
- Decision Support for Managing Common Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders: Development of a Case-Based Reasoning Application.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Goal setting in people with low back pain attending an education and exercise program (GLA:D Back) and the impact of demographic factors.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Patient Involvement in the Rehabilitation Process Is Associated with Improvement in Function and Goal Attainment: Results from an Explorative Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Internet-Based Information Sharing With Families of Patients With Stroke in a Rehabilitation Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case-Control Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2022Article
- The association between different outcome measures and prognostic factors in patients with neck pain: a cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Observational
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Abstract
backgroundGoal setting is linked to person-centred care and is a core component in physiotherapy, but the associations between goal classes, patient characteristics and outcome measures for musculoskeletal disorders has not been investigated. The study's purpose was to examine 1) how goals used in clinical practice for patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are distributed in classes based on ICF, 2) if goal classes were associated with patient characteristics and 3) whether goal classes were associated with treatment outcome.
methodsData analysis from a longitudinal observational study (N = 2591). Goals were classified in symptom, function/structure, activity/participation and non-classifiable. Associations between patient characteristics and goal classes were examined using x
resultsThere was a high variability in goals used for patients with MSD. 17% had symptom goals, 32.3% function/structure, 43.4% activity/participation and 7.4% non-classifiable goals. We found significant associations between goal classes and age, gender, severity, region of pain/diagnosis and emotional distress (all p < .001). Activity/participation goals were associated with better outcomes on GPE (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.23-2.66). Non-classifiable goal was associated with poorer outcomes on pain intensity (B .87, 95% CI .32-1.43).
conclusionThere is an association between goal classes and patient characteristics. Including activity/participation in the main goal was associated with better outcomes for GPE and having a non-classifiable goal was associated with poorer outcomes for pain intensity.
trial registrationThe project is approved by the Regional committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Norway (REC no. 2013/2030). https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03626389 .
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