Factors Related to the Number of Visits to PT in PHC

NCT04375007 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Number of visits to PT
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 19
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Musculoskeletal disorders can be a large burden on individuals, health care and social care systems. The aim was to assess the feasibility of performing a prospective study investigating whether self-efficacy, fear of movement, empowerment or enablement has any relation to the number of visits to physiotherapists among patients with a musculoskeletal disorder in primary health care. Design was apProspective study with consecutively selection including patients seeking physiotherapist for the first time for a musculoskeletal disorder. Primary outcome measure included operational and practical feasibility regarding recruitment of participants, use of questionnaires and key variables to be collected as part of the study.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions

Keywords

Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal disorders; Self-efficacy; Empowerment; Enablement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Recruitment

  Recruitment rate, time to recruit

  Through study completion, an average of 5 months

• Number of visits

  Count

  Through study completion, an average of 5 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Exercise self-efficacy

  At baseline

• Kinesiophobia

  At baseline

• Empowerment

  At baseline

• Enablement

  At baseline

Interventions

Routine care OTHER

Physiotherapy intervention in routine care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients, visiting physiotherapist in primary health care in Sweden

You may qualify if:

• Patients, who seek physiotherapist for the first time for a musculoskeletal disorder, are over 18 years of age and are able to read, write and understand Swedish.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients, who have visited physiotherapist previous for the same musculoskeletal disorder and/or are diagnosed with malignant diseases. Patients, who suffer from dementia, severe mental illness or other conditions making them not able to understand the information about the study and not able to fill in the questionnaires.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lund University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Primary Health Care Centre Åparken.

Tyringe, SE 28232, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases; Empowerment

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Eva Ekvall Hansson, PhD

  Lund University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 30, 2020
• First Posted: May 5, 2020
• Study Start: September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2018
• Study Completion: January 31, 2018
• Last Updated: May 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)