Implementing structured functional assessments in general practice for persons with long-term sick leave: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing attention on functional assessments in medical and vocational rehabilitation requires a focus change for the general practitioners (GP) into paying attention to patient resources, possibilities and coping instead of symptoms, problems and limitations. The GPs report difficulties in performing the requested explicit functional assessments. The purpose of this study was to implement a structured method in general practice for assessing functional ability in persons with long-term sick leave. The study aim was to evaluate intervention effects on important GP parameters; knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy towards functional assessments and knowledge about patient work factors.

Methods

Fifty-seven GPs were randomly assigned to an intervention or a contr

SUBMITTER: Osteras N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2688495 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature