Self-referralPhysiotherapyGeographyNational trialDeprivationTo establish the level of self-referral in urban, semi-rural and rural primary care settings, encompassing a range of deprivation, in Scotland. Quasi-experimental. Twenty-nine general practices throughout Scotland. Three thousand and ten patients ...
This enables families and patients to develop a better understanding of the rare disease and promotes their management strategies and confidence. The holistic approach of patient organisations aims to complement the medical treatment. Therefore, the referral of all patients and their families to patient...
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Validity, reliability and sensitivity to change: In 200 patients with chronic pain and attending a tertiary pain referral centre, the S-LANSS was demonstrated to be 74% (95% CI 65% to 83%) sensitive and 76% (95% CI 68% to 85%) specific in identifying neuropathic pain when subjects ...
The long-term effectiveness of need-supportive physical activity counseling compared with a standard referral in sedentary older adults. J Aging Phys Act. 2014;22(2):186–98. Article PubMed Google Scholar Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-...
I go there once a year to have a chat with the physiotherapy students, and I’m really happy to [do] that because it’s easy for you, you know, it doesn’t… it’s not taxing or nervous for me, I don’t mind doing things like that, plus the students seem to get quite a lot...
The study was conducted at a tertiary referral specialised headache centre where questionnaires on physical activity, psychological well-being, perceived stress and self-rated health were completed by 148 persons with migraine and 100 healthy controls matched by sex and average age. Semi-structured inte...
PHP is usually self-limiting, al- though symptoms can take 1 to 2 years to resolve [5]. Primary care treatment approaches comprise analgesia and self-management advice regarding rest, footwear, heel pads and weight loss [5–7]. Referral to a physiother- apist or podiatrist is recommended ...
Use of standardized nursing language in home care referral. Doctoral dissertation. Case Western Reserve University (Health Sciences), Cleveland, MI. Fink P, Rosendal M (2008). Recent developments in the understanding and management of functional somatic symptoms in primary care. Curr Opin Psychiatry...
Self referral to physiotherapy and other services would empower patients and doctorsWe should make direct access easy when the benefits outweigh the risksdoi:10.1136/bmj.h6977RiggareSaraBMJ (online)