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 .
Evaluation of physiotherapists as primary assessors of patients with musculoskeletal disorders seeking primary health care.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate primary physiotherapist assessment and management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders in primary care , and to compare patient satisfaction with primary assessment by a physiotherapist or a general practitioner ( GP ) . DESIGN An observational , retrospective cohort study review ing medical records , and a separate consecutive non-r and omised study of patient satisfaction . SETTING Primary healthcare centre . PARTICIPANTS Four hundred and thirty-two patients with musculoskeletal disorders , primarily assessed by a physiotherapist . Fifty-one of these patients primarily assessed by a physiotherapist and 42 patients assessed by a GP answered a patient satisfaction question naire . INTERVENTIONS Primary assessment and management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data from medical records within 3-month after the visit , and patient satisfaction question naire . RESULTS Eighty-five percent ( 367/432 ) of patients did not need to see a GP . Serious pathologies were found among the 6 % ( 26/432 ) of patients who were referred to a GP by a physiotherapist , but no serious pathologies were found among the 9 % ( 39/432 ) of patients who subsequently returned for a GP appointment for the same disorder . Patients assessed by a physiotherapist were more satisfied with the information received about their disorder and self-care than patients assessed by a GP . Patients also had higher confidence in the ability of physiotherapists to assess their disorder ( P<0.002 ) . CONCLUSION Physiotherapists can be considered primary assessors of patients with musculoskeletal disorders in primary care as few patients needed additional assessment by a GP , patients with confirmed serious pathologies were identified by the physiotherapists , and patients were satisfied with assessment by a physiotherapist
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 .