Factors Related to the Number of Visits to PT in PHC

Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions Clinical Trial

Official title:

Correlation Between Self-efficacy, Fear of Movement, Empowerment, Enablement and Number of Visits to Physiotherapist for Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders in Primary Health Care: A Feasibility Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04375007
• Other study ID #: Number of visits to PT
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: Lund University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Musculoskeletal disorders can be a large burden on individuals, health care and social care systems. The aim was to assess the feasibility of performing a prospective study investigating whether self-efficacy, fear of movement, empowerment or enablement has any relation to the number of visits to physiotherapists among patients with a musculoskeletal disorder in primary health care. Design was apProspective study with consecutively selection including patients seeking physiotherapist for the first time for a musculoskeletal disorder. Primary outcome measure included operational and practical feasibility regarding recruitment of participants, use of questionnaires and key variables to be collected as part of the study.

Description:

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders can be a large burden on individuals, health care and social care systems. Patients with musculoskeletal disorders are often treated by physiotherapists in primary health care. Psychosocial variables can be a significant obstacle to recover from musculoskeletal injuries.

The primary aim of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of performing a prospective study investigating whether self-efficacy, fear of movement, empowerment or enablement has any relation to the number of visits to physiotherapist among patients with a musculoskeletal disorder in primary health care.

Methods: Prospective study with consecutively selection including patients seeking physiotherapist for the first time for a musculoskeletal disorder. Primary outcome measure included operational and practical feasibility regarding recruitment of participants, use of questionnaires and key variables to be collected as part of the study. Secondary outcomes included correlation between self-efficacy (Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES-S)), fear of movement (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-SV)), empowerment (Making Decisions Scale ), enablement (Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI)) and number of visits to physiotherapist. Statistical analysis was done using IBM SPSS statistics version 24 with analysis of correlation using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 19
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: January 31, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients, who seek physiotherapist for the first time for a musculoskeletal disorder, are over 18 years of age and are able to read, write and understand Swedish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients, who have visited physiotherapist previous for the same musculoskeletal disorder and/or are diagnosed with malignant diseases. Patients, who suffer from dementia, severe mental illness or other conditions making them not able to understand the information about the study and not able to fill in the questionnaires.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions

Intervention

Other:
• Routine care
Physiotherapy intervention in routine care

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Primary Health Care Centre Åparken.	Tyringe

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Lund University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Recruitment	Recruitment rate, time to recruit	Through study completion, an average of 5 months
Primary	Number of visits	Count	Through study completion, an average of 5 months
Secondary	Exercise self-efficacy	Questionnarie	At baseline
Secondary	Kinesiophobia	Questionnarie	At baseline
Secondary	Empowerment	Questionnaire	At baseline
Secondary	Enablement	Questionnaire	At baseline