RT Journal Article
T1 Patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs): Use during the physical therapy practice and associated factors
A1 Otero Ketterer, Emilia
A1 Peñacoba Puente, Cecilia
A1 Valera Calero, Juan Antonio
A1 Galán del Río, Fernando
A1 Ortega Santiago, Ricardo
AB ObjectiveTo assess the current level of routine use of psychosocial-related patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) in physical therapy practice and which physical therapist-level factors are associated with the use of these measurement instruments.MethodsWe conducted an online survey study among Spanish physical therapists involved in the treatment of LBP patients in Public Health Service, Mutual Insurance Companies, and private practice during 2020. Descriptive analyses were conducted for reporting the number and instruments utilized. Thus, sociodemographic and professional features differences between PTs using and not using PROM were analyzed.ResultsFrom 485 physiotherapists completing the questionnaire nationwide, 484 were included. A minority of therapists routinely used psychosocial-related PROMs (13.8%) in LBP patients and only 6.8% did so through standardized measurements instruments. The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (28.8%) and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (15.1%) were used most frequently. Physiotherapists working in Andalucía and País Vasco regions, in private practice environments, educated in psychosocial factors evaluation and management, considering psychosocial factors during the clinical practice and expecting patients’ collaborative attitudes demonstrated significantly greater use of PROMS (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThis study showed that the majority of physiotherapists in Spain do not use PROMs for evaluating LBP (86.2%). From those physiotherapists using PROMs, approximately the half use validated instruments such as the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia or the Pain Catastrophizing Scale while the other half limit their evaluation to anamnesis and non-validated questionnaires. Therefore, developing effective strategies to implement and facilitate the use of psychosocial-related PROMs would enhance the evaluation during the clinical practice.
PB Elsevier Ltd
SN 2468-8630
YR 2023
FD 2023-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133279
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133279
LA eng
NO Otero-Ketterer E, Peñacoba-Puente C, Valera-Calero JA, Galán-del-Río F, Ortega-Santiago R. Patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs): Use during the physical therapy practice and associated factors. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 2023;64.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 mar 2026