Francois Maissan1, Jan Pool2, Edwin de Raaij3, Jürgen Mollema2, Raymond Ostelo4, Harriet Wittink2. 1. Research Group Lifestyle and Health, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Movement Sciences, The Netherlands. Electronic address: francois.maissan@hu.nl. 2. Research Group Lifestyle and Health, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 3. Research Group Lifestyle and Health, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Movement Sciences, The Netherlands. 4. Department of Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Movement Sciences, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Primarily to evaluate the completeness of the description of the clinical reasoning process in RCTs with patients with non-specific neck pain with an argued or diagnosed cause i.e. an impairment or activity limitation. Secondly, to determine the association between the completeness of the clinical reasoning process and the degree of risk of bias. DATA SOURCES: Pubmed, Cinahl and PEDro were systematically searched from inception to July 2016. STUDY SELECTION: RCTs (n = 122) with patients with non-specific neck pain receiving physiotherapy treatment published in English were included. DATA EXTRACTION: Data extraction included study characteristics and important features of the clinical reasoning process based on the Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians II (HOAC II)]. DATA SYNTHESIS: Thirty-seven studies (30%) had a complete clinical reasoning process of which 8 (6%) had a 'diagnosed cause' and 29 (24%) had an 'argued cause'. The Spearmans rho association between the extent of the clinical reasoning process and the risk of bias was -0.2. CONCLUSIONS: In the majority of studies (70%) the described clinical reasoning process was incomplete. A very small proportion (6%) had a 'diagnosed cause'. Therefore, a better methodological quality does not necessarily imply a better described clinical reasoning process.
OBJECTIVE: Primarily to evaluate the completeness of the description of the clinical reasoning process in RCTs with patients with non-specific neck pain with an argued or diagnosed cause i.e. an impairment or activity limitation. Secondly, to determine the association between the completeness of the clinical reasoning process and the degree of risk of bias. DATA SOURCES: Pubmed, Cinahl and PEDro were systematically searched from inception to July 2016. STUDY SELECTION: RCTs (n = 122) with patients with non-specific neck pain receiving physiotherapy treatment published in English were included. DATA EXTRACTION: Data extraction included study characteristics and important features of the clinical reasoning process based on the Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians II (HOAC II)]. DATA SYNTHESIS: Thirty-seven studies (30%) had a complete clinical reasoning process of which 8 (6%) had a 'diagnosed cause' and 29 (24%) had an 'argued cause'. The Spearmans rho association between the extent of the clinical reasoning process and the risk of bias was -0.2. CONCLUSIONS: In the majority of studies (70%) the described clinical reasoning process was incomplete. A very small proportion (6%) had a 'diagnosed cause'. Therefore, a better methodological quality does not necessarily imply a better described clinical reasoning process.
Authors: Rob Ab Oostendorp; Hans Elvers; Emiel van Trijffel; Geert M Rutten; Gwendolyne Gm Scholten-Peeters; Marcel Heijmans; Erik Hendriks; Emilia Mikolajewska; Margot De Kooning; Marjan Laekeman; Jo Nijs; Nathalie Roussel; Han Samwel Journal: Patient Prefer Adherence Date: 2018-11-08 Impact factor: 2.711
Authors: Rob A B Oostendorp; Hans Elvers; Emiel van Trijffel; Geert M Rutten; Gwendolyne G M Scholten-Peeters; Margot De Kooning; Marjan Laekeman; Jo Nijs; Nathalie Roussel; Han Samwel Journal: Front Pain Res (Lausanne) Date: 2022-08-30