Title |
The cost effectiveness of NHS physiotherapy support for occupational health (OH) services
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, February 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-13-29 |
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Authors |
Ceri J Phillips, Rhiannon Phillips (nee Buck), Chris J Main, Paul J Watson, Shân Davies, Angela Farr, Christie Harper, Gareth Noble, Mansel Aylward, Julie Packman, Matt Downton, Janine Hale |
Abstract |
Musculoskeletal pain is detrimental to quality of life (QOL) and disruptive to activities of daily living. It also places a major economic burden on healthcare systems and wider society. In 2006, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) established a three tiered self-referral Occupational Health Physiotherapy Pilot Project (OHPPP) comprising: 1.) telephone advice and triage, 2.) face-to-face physiotherapy assessment and treatment if required, and 3.) workplace assessment and a return-to-work facilitation package as appropriate. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the pilot service. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 1 | 33% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 133 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 20 | 15% |
Researcher | 16 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 8% |
Other | 8 | 6% |
Other | 29 | 21% |
Unknown | 36 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 27% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 18% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 5% |
Sports and Recreations | 6 | 4% |
Psychology | 3 | 2% |
Other | 17 | 13% |
Unknown | 42 | 31% |