%0 Journal Article
%T Health effects of direct triaging to physiotherapists in primary care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
%A J£¿rgen Thorn
%A Lena Bornh£¿ft
%A Lena Nordeman
%A Maria EH Larsson
%A Robert Eggertsen
%J Archive of "Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1759720X19827504
%X Physiotherapists and general practitioners (GPs) both act as primary assessors for patients with musculoskeletal disorders in primary care. Previous studies have shown that initial triaging to physiotherapists at primary healthcare centres has advantages regarding efficiency in the work environment and utilization of healthcare. In this study, we aimed primarily to determine whether triaging to physiotherapists affects the progression of health aspects over time differently than traditional management with initial GP assessment. The secondary aim was to determine whether triaging to physiotherapists affects patients¡¯ attitudes of responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders
%K musculoskeletal disorders
%K physiotherapy
%K primary care
%K RCT
%K triage
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378424/