Theory-driven group-based complex intervention to support self-management of osteoarthritis and low back pain in primary care physiotherapy: Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial (SOLAS)

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hurley, Deirdre A ^a   Hall, Amanda M ^b   Currie Murphy, Laura ^c   Pincus, Tamar ^d   Kamper, Steve ^e   Maher, Chris ^e   McDonough, Suzanne M ^f   Lonsdale, Chris ^g   Walsh, Nicola E ^h   Guerin, Suzanne ^a   Segurado, Ricardo ^a   Matthews, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^g AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SELF CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960425591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010728     Document Type: Article

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