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Titre : | Providing patients with direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy: the impact on general practice musculoskeletal workload and resource use. The STEMS-2 study (2021) |
Auteurs : | Annette Bishop ; Ying Chen ; Joanne Protheroe ; Reuben O. Ogollah ; James Bailey ; Martyn Lewis ; Kelvin Jordan ; Nadine E. Foster |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Physiotherapy (Vol. 111, 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 48-56 |
Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2020.04.006 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Auto-recommandation par un médecin ; Ergonomie ; Kinésithérapie et physiothérapie ; Squelette |
Résumé : |
Objectives
This study examined the real-world impact of patient direct access to NHS physiotherapy (self-referral) on (a) general practice consultations for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and (b) specified clinical management for patients with MSK conditions. Design and setting Natural experiment in four general practices and the associated physiotherapy service. Methods Anonymised routinely collected data were obtained. MSK coded GP consultations, recorded fit notes, MSK-related prescription medication, X-rays and MRI requests, and referrals to secondary care for patients consulting with MSK conditions were identified and trends described across a 6-year period (June 2011 to June 2017). Joinpoint regression analysis was used to identify any significant changes in GP MSK consultation trends before and after the introduction of self-referral to physiotherapy. Physiotherapy service data examined access methods used by patients (GP referred, GP recommended self-referral, true self-referral) and the number of physiotherapy sessions. Results Direct access resulted in inconsistent impact on general practices. In one arm of the experiment a significant increase in GP consultations was observed and in one arm was stable. Exploratory examination of clinical management showed only requests for X-rays (arm 1) and possibly requests for MRI (arm 2) changed over time. Physiotherapy service referrals showed a low uptake of true self-referral (10% and 6%) in each arm respectively. Conclusion This is the first study to examine the real-world impact of patient direct access to physiotherapy at general practice level. We found no consistent impact of patient direct access on GP MSK workload. Impact on some clinical management was observed but not consistently in the direction suggested by previous studies. |
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