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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Elustondo, Sofía Garrido
• Fuertes, Rosario Riesgo
• Mayor, Esperanza Escortell
• Del Barco, Angel Asúnsolo
• Martín, Yolanda Pérez
• Castro, Beatriz Martín

Titel

Satisfaction of patients with mechanical neck disorders attended to by primary care physical therapists

Ist Teil von

• Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 2010-06, Vol.16 (3), p.445-450

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective  To describe the satisfaction and expectations of the patients with neck pain with relation to the physical therapy received and to analyse the relationship between the patient's characteristics and his degree of satisfaction and expectation. Design  This study is performed in the setting of a random clinical trial. Participants  Subjects between 18 and 60 years of age with subacute mechanical neck disorders. Main variables  Patient's expectations and satisfaction with the received treatment (scale similar to Likert's Scale). Other variables  Pain intensity, episodes of previous neck pain, depression and anxiety symptoms (Goldberg Scale), age and gender, physical disability, general state of health, duration of the present episode of neck pain, regular exercise and regular consumption of medicines. Results and conclusions  A total of 90 patients were studied. The mean age was 40.1 years and 88.9% were female. Thirteen per cent of the subjects expected partial relief, 60% expected good recovery and 27% expected complete recovery. Those patients who have not suffered previous episodes of neck pain and those who have a higher score on the Goldberg Scale have a higher expectation of recovering after the treatment. About patients' satisfaction after the intervention, 2% totally unsatisfied, 1% very unsatisfied, 2% somewhat unsatisfied, 2% indifferent, 17% somewhat satisfied, 42% very satisfied and 30% totally satisfied. Those patients who experienced a greater decrease in pain were more satisfied. It would be interesting to study in depth the measurement of patients' satisfaction with the received physical therapy and to extend it to other pathologies.