The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Musculoskeletal conditions represent a common reason for consulting general practice yet with the exception of low back pain, relatively little is known about the prognosis of these disorders. Recent evidence suggests that common ...
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doaj-96a91ad47d43468da3272ff68cd84f822020-11-25T01:27:25ZengBMCBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders1471-24742006-11-01718410.1186/1471-2474-7-84The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocolClements CharlotteWhitehurst TracyWathall SimonThomas ElainePeat GeorgeMallen Christian DBailey JoanneGray JacquelineCroft Peter R<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Musculoskeletal conditions represent a common reason for consulting general practice yet with the exception of low back pain, relatively little is known about the prognosis of these disorders. Recent evidence suggests that common 'generic' factors may be of value when assessing prognosis, irrespective of the location of the pain. This study will test a generic assessment tool used as part of the general practice consultation to determine prognosis of musculoskeletal complaints.</p> <p>Methods/Design</p> <p>Older adults (aged 50 years and over) presenting to six general practices with musculoskeletal complaints will be assessed as part of the routine consultation using a generic assessment of prognosis. Participants will receive a self-completion questionnaire at baseline, three, six and 12 months post consultation to gather further data on pain, disability and psychological status. The primary outcome measure is participant's global rating of change.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>Prognosis is considered to be a fundamental component of scientific medicine yet prognostic research in primary care settings is currently neglected and prognostic enquiry is disappearing from general medical textbooks. This study aims to address this issue by examining the use of generic prognostic factors in a general practice setting.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/7/84 |
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Clements Charlotte Whitehurst Tracy Wathall Simon Thomas Elaine Peat George Mallen Christian D Bailey Joanne Gray Jacqueline Croft Peter R The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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Clements Charlotte Whitehurst Tracy Wathall Simon Thomas Elaine Peat George Mallen Christian D Bailey Joanne Gray Jacqueline Croft Peter R |
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The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol |
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The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol |
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The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol |
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The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol |
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The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol |
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assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol |
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Musculoskeletal conditions represent a common reason for consulting general practice yet with the exception of low back pain, relatively little is known about the prognosis of these disorders. Recent evidence suggests that common 'generic' factors may be of value when assessing prognosis, irrespective of the location of the pain. This study will test a generic assessment tool used as part of the general practice consultation to determine prognosis of musculoskeletal complaints.</p> <p>Methods/Design</p> <p>Older adults (aged 50 years and over) presenting to six general practices with musculoskeletal complaints will be assessed as part of the routine consultation using a generic assessment of prognosis. Participants will receive a self-completion questionnaire at baseline, three, six and 12 months post consultation to gather further data on pain, disability and psychological status. The primary outcome measure is participant's global rating of change.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>Prognosis is considered to be a fundamental component of scientific medicine yet prognostic research in primary care settings is currently neglected and prognostic enquiry is disappearing from general medical textbooks. This study aims to address this issue by examining the use of generic prognostic factors in a general practice setting.</p> |
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