FysioPol - en ny elektronisk database for kvalitetssikring og kunnskapsutvikling i fysioterapi
Sammanfattning
Research question: Is the new FysioPol database useful to explore some core questions in
physiotherapy: What characterize patients seeking physiotherapy treatment? Which activity problems
do patients report? Which treatment alternatives are used? Will patients improve due to the treatment
they receive?
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Material and methods: Patients at the two clinics are asked to participate in the FysioPol database. A
standardized questionnaire is used at baseline and after treatment (9 weeks).
Result: A total of 979 patients were asked: 688 (70 %) patients responded to the baseline questionnaire,
whereas 516 (75 %) responded after treatment. Most patients were female (66 %) and about 50% were
employed. Most patients reported a musculoskeletal disorder (49 %), whereas 24 % of the patients
reported several disorders. Other patient groups were heart/lung disease and neurological diseases.
Walking/climbing stairs was the most frequently reported activity problem. The main treatment
provided were information and individually tailored exercises. After treatment the patients had a
statistically significant improvement in work ability, pain intensity, quality of life, emotional distress
and activity problems.
Conclusion: The FysioPol database is the first quality register of physiotherapy in Norway, and the data
from the FysioPol database may be used to assess core physiotherapy issues.