The purpose of this study is to determine whether initial triaging to physiotherapists of patients with musculoskeletal disorders who seek health care from primary care clinics affects the patients health and/or health care utilization differently than initial consultation with a general practitioner.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
55
Närhälsan Eriksberg Health centre
Gothenburg, Sweden
Närhälsan Biskopsgården Health centre
Gothenburg, Sweden
Närhälsan Kyrkbyn Health centre
Gothenburg, Sweden
Number of physician visits
Time frame: 1 year
Change in self-evaluated level of pain latest week (0-10 scale)
Time frame: 3 months
Number of physiotherapist visits
Time frame: 1 year
Number of days of sick-leave
Time frame: 1 year
Number of referrals for external examinations and to specialists
Time frame: 1 year
Changes in health-related quality of life measured with EQ-5D
Time frame: 2 weeks
Changes in health-related quality of life measured with EQ-5D
Time frame: 3 months
Changes in health-related quality of life measured with EQ-5D
Time frame: 6 months
Changes in health-related quality of life measured with EQ-5D
Time frame: 1 year
Changes in attitudes regarding responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders measured with ARM scale
Time frame: 2 weeks
Changes in attitudes regarding responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders measured with ARM scale
Time frame: 3 months
Changes in attitudes regarding responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders measured with ARM scale
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Time frame: 6 months
Changes in attitudes regarding responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders measured with ARM scale
Time frame: 1 year
Change in experience of functional difficulty measured with DRI scale
Time frame: 2 weeks
Change in experience of functional difficulty measured with DRI scale
Time frame: 3 months
Change in experience of functional difficulty measured with DRI scale
Time frame: 6 months
Change in experience of functional difficulty measured with DRI scale
Time frame: 1 year
Risk for developing chronic pain measured with the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire
Time frame: 2 weeks
Risk for developing chronic pain measured with the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire
Time frame: 3 months
Risk for developing chronic pain measured with the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire
Time frame: 6 months
Risk for developing chronic pain measured with the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire
Time frame: 1 year
Change in self-evaluated level of pain latest week (0-10 scale)
Time frame: 2 weeks
Change in self-evaluated level of pain latest week (0-10 scale)
Time frame: 6 months
Change in self-evaluated level of pain latest week (0-10 scale)
Time frame: 1 year
Prescriptions för analgesics for the actual musculoskeletal disorder
Received any prescriptions. Number of prescriptions. Number of occasions prescriptions were received. Type of prescription(s) received.
Time frame: 2 weeks
Prescriptions för analgesics for the actual musculoskeletal disorder
Received any prescriptions. Number of prescriptions. Number of occasions prescriptions were received. Type of prescription(s) received.
Time frame: 3 months
Prescriptions för analgesics for the actual musculoskeletal disorder
Received any prescriptions. Number of prescriptions. Number of occasions prescriptions were received. Type of prescription(s) received.
Time frame: 6 months
Prescriptions för analgesics for the actual musculoskeletal disorder
Received any prescriptions. Number of prescriptions. Number of occasions prescriptions were received. Type of prescription(s) received.
Time frame: 1 year