The quality of the PROMs varied greatly , with Satisfaction most commonly measured utilizing non-st and ardized locally-devised tools ; the EuroQol five-dimensions question naire ( EuroQoL-5D ) and 36-Item Short-Form ( SF-36 ) cited most frequently to capture QoL ; and the Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) to capture Pain .
APPs utilized a multiplicity of PROMs across a range of MSK disorders .
OBJECTIVE Advanced practice physiotherapists ( APPs ) , also known as extended scope physiotherapists , provide a new model of service delivery for musculoskeletal ( MSK ) disorders .
Research to date has largely focused on health service efficiencies , with less emphasis on patient outcomes .
The present systematic review aim ed to identify the  patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) being utilized by APPs .
Experienced physiotherapists as gatekeepers to hospital orthopaedic outpatient care.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact , quality and acceptability of a musculoskeletal screening clinic provided by physiotherapists for patients referred to the outpatient orthopaedic department at a major metropolitan hospital . DESIGN , SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Prospect i ve observational trial undertaken between 29 November 2005 and 6 June 2006 at the Northern Hospital ( a tertiary teaching hospital in outer Melbourne ) of 52 patients with non-urgent musculoskeletal conditions who were assessed by one of two physiotherapists with postgraduate qualifications and subsequently by an orthopaedic surgeon . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Proportion of new patients referred who could have been managed without needing to see a surgeon ; level of agreement between physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeon on diagnoses and management decisions ; and levels of satisfaction of patients , referring general practitioners and the orthopaedic surgeon with the physiotherapist-led screening initiative . RESULTS 45 of 52 selected patients ( 31 women and 21 men ; mean age , 53.3 years ) attended their appointment with the physiotherapist ; of these , 38 also attended a later appointment with the orthopaedic surgeon . Seven of the 38 patients were listed for surgery , and seven others needed management by the surgeon ( injection for three , imaging for four ) . Almost two-thirds ( 63 % ) were appropriate for non-surgical management . The physiotherapists identified the same patient management plans as the surgeon for 74 % of the group . Patients and doctors reported high levels of satisfaction with the physiotherapist-led service . CONCLUSIONS Nearly two-thirds of patients with non-urgent musculoskeletal conditions referred by their GPs to one public outpatient orthopaedic department did not need to see a surgeon at the time of referral , and were appropriately assessed and managed by experienced , qualified physiotherapists
The quality of the PROMs varied greatly , with Satisfaction most commonly measured utilizing non-st and ardized locally-devised tools ; the EuroQol five-dimensions question naire ( EuroQoL-5D ) and 36-Item Short-Form ( SF-36 ) cited most frequently to capture QoL ; and the Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) to capture Pain .
APPs utilized a multiplicity of PROMs across a range of MSK disorders .
OBJECTIVE Advanced practice physiotherapists ( APPs ) , also known as extended scope physiotherapists , provide a new model of service delivery for musculoskeletal ( MSK ) disorders .
Research to date has largely focused on health service efficiencies , with less emphasis on patient outcomes .
The present systematic review aim ed to identify the  patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) being utilized by APPs .