Profile of children referred to primary health care physiotherapy: a longitudinal observational study in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physiotherapy services are an important part of the primary health care services for children, serving a broad spectrum of children referred from different sources and for a variety of reasons. There is limited knowledge about their characteristics and outcome. The aim of this study was to describe the profile, i.e. referral patterns, baseline demographical and clinical characteristics, as well as treatment outcome at follow-up 6 months after baseline, of children receiving physiotherapy in primary health care.

Methods

Children referred to primary health care physiotherapy in a large municipality in Norway were invited to participate in this longitudinal observational study. The children's demographics, referral sources, causes of referral, functional diagnoses, i

SUBMITTER: Evensen KAI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7788700 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature