Exercise and physical activity are recommended in many clinical guidelines in orthopdeci diseases. Costs, time, doctor-patient-communication and the type of prescription are possible limitations of prescribing exercise as a therapy. It is essential to know the expactiations and attitude of the patients for an accurate, patient-centered, prescription. This trial aims to reveal patients point of view and attitude.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
A survey is handled out at the patient registration. Patients can fill it out during waiting for their appointment. The physician, who treats the patients is not aware aout the filling status or content. The Survy will not influence the treatment. The Survey consists of 3 parts: patients attidude and expectations, and questionnaire about their usual physical activity and the validated Expectation Treatment Score.
Department for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Division of Medical Sociology, University of Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany
Attitude of patients regarding exercise and physical activity as a therapeutic option
\- measured via Likert Scale. The attitude is derived from multiple questions in a survey ("In my opinion, exercise is as effective as an intervention/operation", etc.
Time frame: July 2024
influencing factors of patients attitude
descriptive statistics and regression analysis regarding patient characteristics, measured via surveys (social background, highest graduation; positive experience with exercise as therapeutic option; age in years, bodyweight (kg), kind of orthopedic disease (tendinopathy, arthrosis, disc herniation (nominal categories)
Time frame: July 2024
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