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Roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams: a scoping review .
Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- An interprofessional approach to treat bodily distress disorder in Swiss primary care - a quality improvement study.The European journal of general practice · 2026Article
- Physiotherapists experiences with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) training: Mixed methods study.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- Social Determinants of Healthcare Access: Horizontal Inequity in Rehabilitation Utilization and the Limits of Care in Mediating the Income-Depression Gradient in Türkiye.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Role of Physical Activity and Physiotherapists in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The Role of Physiotherapists in Multi-professional Primary Care: Lessons for Japan.Physical therapy research · 2026Review
- Empirical evaluation of an ICF core set for managing musculoskeletal conditions in primary care physical therapy services in Spain: a multicenter study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
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- Perceptions and experiences of Italian physiotherapists in managing patients' mental and cognitive health: a cross-sectional study.Archives of physiotherapyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesWe aimed to provide an overview of the existing knowledge regarding the roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams.
designScoping review based on the methodological framework provided by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) and updated by Levac DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS: Data were extracted by one team member and further validated by a second team member. A mixed thematic analysis based on the
conclusionsThe review identified a wide variety of roles, primarily related to the treatment of musculoskeletal patients. In primary care settings, interprofessional collaboration can be hindered by a lack of knowledge regarding the roles of physiotherapists. Future studies should aim to develop effective strategies to ensure that all primary care team members have a comprehensive understanding of the roles of physiotherapists and to explore roles associated with non-traditional forms of physiotherapy practice.
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