WORK TO BE DONE: integrating work participation into shared decision-making in physical therapy practice
- Conditions
- Patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23417
- Lead Sponsor
- HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 442
Inclusion Criteria
Patients will be recruited by the participating physical therapists. In order to be eligible for participation in this study, a patient must meet all of the following criteria:
1.Display one or more musculoskeletal complaints
2.Have an indication for physical therapy treatment
3.Have an employment contract or be self-employed (normally working = 12 hours a week)
4.Experience symptoms during work or in their own opinion have problems performing their work (including absenteeism)
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are unable to access and fill in the online follow-up questionnaires will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method imitations in specific work-related activities. The limitations in specific work-related activities in the previous week will be assessed using a patient-specific functional scale (PSFS). Patients will be asked to identify the most important work-related activity they are unable to perform or are having difficulty with as a result of their musculoskeletal problems. Patients will be asked to rate each activity on an 11-point scale indicating the current level of difficulty associated with each activity. <br><br>Pain during work. The level of pain experienced by the patient in the previous week during work will be assessed using the 11-point numeric pain rating scale (NPRS).<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method