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ity in coping with the pain was reported by 60%, poor mental health by 27% and low health related life quality by 25%. Conclusion(s): This is the largest study of patients in primary physiotherapy practice in Denmark. Almost half of symptom complaints were related to low back and neck. A large proportion of the patients had long-term pain, pain in several regions at the same time, sleep problems, fear avoidance behavior and perceived inability to handle the pain. Furthermore, patients’ psychological well-being and quality of life are affected. The vast majorities of patients were in activity and work despite pain and experienced only mild to moderate disabilities in everyday life. These parameters must be considered important indicators of the development of more targeted interventions and future quality development of physiotherapy assessment and treatment in primary practice. Implications: Knowing the patient profile, we intend to analyse collected data and register data in order to understand the possible prognosis of these patients. Furthermore we wish to introduce the use of an international diagnostic coding system (ICPC), and promote a development of ongoing longitudinal data collection in primary care physiotherapy, integration into national databases. |
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