Clinical practice in line with evidence? A survey among primary care physiotherapists in western Sweden

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1169-1177

  Bernhardsson, Susanne ^a   Öberg, Birgitta ^b   Johansson, Kajsa ^b   Nilsen, Per ^b   Larsson, Maria E H ^c,d  

^a Närhälsan Rehabilitation   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Närhälsan Mölnlycke Primary Health Care and Research Centre   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

clinical practice; evidence; evidence based practice; interventions; physical therapy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBACROMIAL PAIN; SWEDEN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WORK EXPERIENCE; ANALGESIA; BODY POSITION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84959474418     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12380     Document Type: Review

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