Patient Choice After Referral to Physical Therapy for Lower Back Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis

Patient Choice After Referral to Physical Therapy for Lower Back Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis

Objective: To assess factors influencing Veterans' decisions to initiate physical therapy (PT) after referral for low back pain (LBP) or knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design: Qualitative study using individual semistructured telephone interviews. Setting: Durham Veterans Health Administration Healt...

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Main Authors: Jason A. Sharpe, DPT, PhD, Abigail Shapiro, MSPH, Adam Goode, DPT, PhD., Chelsea Whitfield, MPH, CHES, Jennifer Gierisch, PhD, MPH, Karen Goldstein, MD, MSPH, Kelli D. Allen, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation
Subjects:
Health services
Low back pain
Osteoarthritis, knee
Physical therapy modalities
Rehabilitation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590109522000751

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