Screening and Referral Practices for Anxiety and Depression Among Patients With Chronic Neck, Shoulder and Low Back Pain Within Private Physiotherapy Practices: a Qualitative Study.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 18
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Physiotherapists' perspectives on screening and referral practices for anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this cross-sectional, qualitative study is to investigate whether physiotherapists screen for symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and to explore the facilitators and barriers related to these practices. The main questions aim to answer are:
- What are the current practices of physiotherapists in private practice for screening anxiety and depression among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain?
- What are the facilitators and barriers influencing physiotherapists' screening and referral practices for mental health care?
Participants will:
- Take part in a semi-structured interview (online or in person).
- Be asked about their experiences, attitudes, and practices related to recognizing, screening, managing, and referring patients with anxiety and depression.
- Participants will share perspectives on barriers and facilitators to integrating mental health screening into physiotherapy.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •- Physiotherapists treating patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.
- •Purposive sampling was used to obtain:
- •Varied clinical experience: Less than 5 years of practice and more than 5 years of practice.
- •Varied exposure to mental health training: With and without specialized training in mental health.
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Physiotherapists' perspectives on screening and referral practices for anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
时间窗: From study start until completion of interviews and data analysis (approximately 6 months)
Themes identified through qualitative framework analysis of semi-structured interviews with 18 physiotherapists. The analysis focuses on recognition, screening, management, and referral practices for anxiety and depression in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, including barriers, facilitators, and professional experiences.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Ana Catarina Navarro Ramalho
PhD researcher, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
KU Leuven