Patients' health outcomes after an implementation intervention targeting the physiotherapists' clinical behaviour.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A behavioural medicine approach in physiotherapy has shown positive effects on increased and sustained activities and participation, including reduced sick leave for patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain. The aim of this study was to explore the health outcomes of patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain treated by physiotherapists who had received active compared with passive support when implementing a behavioural medicine approach.

Methods

An explorative and comparative pre-/post-test trial was conducted. A total of 155 patients with musculoskeletal pain ≥4 weeks were consecutively recruited by physiotherapists in primary healthcare who had received active or passive support when implementing a behavioural medicine approach. Data concerning health

SUBMITTER: Fritz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8501639 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature