Primary Care Physical Therapy Practice Models

The perception of physical therapy leaders in Saudi Arabia regarding physical therapy scope of practice in primary health care.

[Purpose] To explore the views of the physical therapy service leaders in Saudi Arabia regarding the integration of physical therapy service in primary health care settings. [Subjects and Methods] A self-administered questionnaire consisting of both open and closed ended questions was distributed during May-July 2013 via email to physical therapy leaders representing different regions and healt...

Preliminary state of development of prediction models for primary care physical therapy: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE To summarize the methodological quality and developmental stage of prediction models for musculoskeletal complaints that are relevant for physical therapists in primary care. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A systematic literature search was carried out in the databases of Medline, Embase, and Cinahl. Studies on prediction models for musculoskeletal complaints that can be used by primary c...

Evaluating quality indicators for physical therapy in primary care.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate measurement properties of a set of public quality indicators on physical therapy. DESIGN An observational study with web-based collected survey data (2009 and 2010). SETTING Dutch primary care physical therapy practices. PARTICIPANTS In 3743 physical therapy practices, 11 274 physical therapists reporting on 30 patients each. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Eight quality ind...

Primary Care Practice Transformation

Practice analysis: defining the clinical practice of primary contact physical therapy.

STUDY DESIGN Nonexperimental descriptive research design. OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency of use and perceived level of importance of professional responsibilities, procedures, and knowledge areas by physical therapists practicing in primary contact care settings and to compare these data to similar data from physical therapists practicing in nonprimary contact care settings. BACKGROUND...