Roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams: a scoping review .

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to provide an overview of the existing knowledge regarding the roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams.

Design

Scoping review based on the methodological framework provided by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) and updated by Levac et al (2010).  DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION: A search strategy was carried out across the Medline, CINAHL, Academic Search Complete and AMED databases in June 2023. Selected articles, based on qualitative or mixed design studies, had to report on the roles of physiotherapists working in team-based primary care organisations and be published in the last 10 years.

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

SUBMITTER: Champoux M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808882 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature