A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy

Chris J Salisbury; NE Foster; Cherida D Hopper; A Bishop; Sandra P Hollinghurst; J Coast; Surinder Kaur; J Pearson; Angelo Franchini; J Hall; S Grove; Michael W Calnan; John Busby; Alan A Montgomery

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A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy

Chris J Salisbury, NE Foster, Cherida D Hopper, A Bishop, Sandra P Hollinghurst, J Coast, Surinder Kaur, J Pearson, Angelo Franchini, J Hall, S Grove, Michael W Calnan, John Busby, Alan A Montgomery

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As a result of long delays for physiotherapy for musculoskeletal problems, several areas in the UK have introduced PhysioDirect services in which patients telephone a physiotherapist for initial assessment and treatment advice. However, there is no robust evidence about the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness or acceptability to patients of PhysioDirect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-157
Number of pages	157
Journal	Health Technology Assessment
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3310/hta17020
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Salisbury, C. J., Foster, NE., Hopper, C. D., Bishop, A., Hollinghurst, S. P., Coast, J., Kaur, S., Pearson, J., Franchini, A., Hall, J., Grove, S., Calnan, M. W., Busby, J., & Montgomery, A. A. (2013). A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy. Health Technology Assessment, 17(2), 1-157. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta17020

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