Shoulder pain patients in primary care--part 1: Clinical outcomes over 12 months following
standardized diagnostic workup, corticosteroid injections, and community-based care
Engelsk titel: Shoulder pain patients in primary care--part 1: Clinical outcomes over 12 months following
standardized diagnostic workup, corticosteroid injections, and community-based care
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Författare:
Laslett, Mark
;
Steele, Michael
;
Hing, Wayne
;
Mcnair, Peter
;
Cadogan, Angela
Email: mark.laslett@xtra.co.nz
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 45
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15029298
Sammanfattning
OBJECTIVE: Measure changes in pain and disability of primary care shoulder pain patients over
a 12-month period.
DESIGN: A non-randomized audit with repeated measures of pain and disability at 3 weeks, 3, 6 and
12 months.
Patients: Of 208 patients, 161 agreed to participate with 96.9%, 98.1%, 86.3%, 83.9% follow-up at 3
weeks, at 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively. Mean age was 44 years, mean symptom duration 3.6
months.
METHODS: Patients were treated with protocol driven corticosteroid injection and community based
care. Primary outcome measure was the Shoulder Pain and Disability index (SPADI) questionnaire.
Based on the SPADI and minimal clinically important difference (MCID), outcomes were categorized
into: total recovery, 90% or more improved, better, unchanged and worse.
RESULTS: There was significant reduction of pain and disability at 3 weeks (p < 0.001), no change at
the 3- and 6-month follow-up and a significant reduction at the 12-month follow-up (p < 0.001).
Excellent outcomes were achieved by 32.9% and 45.3%, and a poor clinical outcome resulted for
32.8% and 14.9% at the 3- and 12-month follow-up, respectively.
CONCLUSION: Though there was significant improvement at the 3-week and 12-month follow-up, 45%
achieved an excellent outcome and a 16.7% of patients were the same or worse than baseline at 12
months.