Effect on health-related quality of life of a multimodal physiotherapy program in patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders

Musculoskeletal disorders are major causes of morbidity in the world, and these conditions have a strong negative influence in terms of health-related quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an 8-week multimodal physical therapy program on general health state and he...

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Published in:Health and quality of life outcomes 2013-02, Vol.11 (1), p.19-19
Main Authors: Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio Ignacio, González-Sánchez, Manuel, Casuso-Holgado, María Jesús
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic exercise
Chronic Disease - psychology
Chronic Disease - therapy
Chronic musculoskeletal disorders
HRQoL
Humans
Low back pain
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases - psychology
Musculoskeletal Diseases - therapy
Osteoarthritis
Physical Therapy Modalities - psychology
Prospective Studies
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Musculoskeletal disorders are major causes of morbidity in the world, and these conditions have a strong negative influence in terms of health-related quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an 8-week multimodal physical therapy program on general health state and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders. There were 244 participants in this prospective cohort analysis with 8-week follow-up. The primary outcome was general health state (physical and mental components), determined with the Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12). The secondary outcome was health related quality of life, determined with the EuroQoL-5D and VAS. The intervention was evaluated by comparing pre- and post-outcome measurements. T-tests were performed for paired data. Differences were statistically significant for physical health state: +1.68 (p 
ISSN:1477-7525
1477-7525
DOI:10.1186/1477-7525-11-19