International physical therapists consensus on clinical descriptors for diagnosing rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of standardized criteria for diagnosing rotator cuff related shoulder pain (RCRSP).

Objective

To identify the most relevant clinical descriptors for diagnosing RCRSP.

Methods

A Delphi study was conducted through use of an international physical therapists expert panel. A 3-round Delphi survey involving an international panel of physical therapists experts with extensive clinical, teaching, and research experience was conducted. A search query was performed in Web of Science, along with a manual search, to find the experts. The first round was composed of items obtained from a previous pilot Delphi study along with new items proposed by the experts. Participants were asked to rate items across six clinical domains using a five-point Likert sc

SUBMITTER: Requejo-Salinas N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8978275 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature