ArticlePhysiotherapy theory and practice2024
Electronic health record data extraction: Physical therapists' documentation of physical activity assessments and prescriptions for patients with chronic low back pain.
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- Systematic review of the use and challenges of electronic health records in physiotherapy practice.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Bioengineering Innovations for Personalized Care in Low Back Pain: From Sensors to Smart Therapeutics.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite physical activity being a major component of managing chronic low back pain, < 50% of patients receive physical activity interventions. Electronic Health Records can deepen our understanding about this clinical gap.
objectiveWe aimed to: 1) develop and test a data abstraction form that captures physical activity documentation; and 2) explore physical therapists' documentation of physical activity assessments and interventions.
methodsWe developed a data abstraction form using previously published practice guidelines. After identifying the forms' inter-rater reliability, we used it to explore physical therapists' documentation related to physical activity assessments and interventions for patients with chronic low back pain.
resultsThe final data abstraction form included information about physical activity history, assessments, interventions, general movement discussion, and plan. Our inter-rater reliability was high. Of the 18 patients, 66.7% had documentation about their PA history. Across the 56 encounters, 14 (25.0%) included an assessment, 18 (32.1%) an intervention, 18 (32.1%) a general movement discussion, and 12 (21.4%) included a plan.
conclusionUsing our reliable data abstraction form we identified a lack of documentation about physical activity assessments and interventions among patients with chronic low back pain. A larger study is needed to examine the generalizability of these results.
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