GPs' experiences of an advanced practice physiotherapy service

General practitioner experience of a musculoskeletal advanced practice physiotherapy service

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11385636

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-05-20

Start date

2024-03-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-03

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Conditions

General practitioner experiences of a musculoskeletal advanced practice physiotherapy service in primary care Not Applicable

Interventions

A cross-sectional survey design will be used involving the concurrent collection of both textual and quantitative data which will be analyzed separately before being integrated. Quantitative data from

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: GPs, including Registrars, identified as working within EHSCP, and based in one of 31 practices with an MSK APP embedded as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. GPs identified as working within EHSCP in a practice without an MSK APP embedded 2. GPs who have left NHS Lothian at the time of the study recruitment period

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Survey responses will be measured quantitatively using a 5-point Likert Scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Content analysis will be used to further explain Likert Scale responses to survey questions. The proportion of the sample that agrees with statements indicative of positive MSK APP service impact: 1. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has been successfully embedded with the MDT 2. The proportion of GPs who agree that sufficient support has been provided in implementing the APP Service within the practice 3. The proportion of GPs who agree that the role of the APP is clear 4. The proportion of GPs who agree that APP service has had a positive impact on their ability to manage patient caseloads 5. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has had a positive impact on their management of diagnostic uncertainty 6. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has improved patient flow for those presenting to primary care with musculoskeletal symptoms 7. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has improved the quality of care provided to patients presenting to the practice with musculoskeletal symptoms Accompanying free-text responses to these statements will be further analysed using content analysis. Measured at a single timepoint for each participant.	—

Measure

Time frame

Survey responses will be measured quantitatively using a 5-point Likert Scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Content analysis will be used to further explain Likert Scale responses to survey questions. The proportion of the sample that agrees with statements indicative of positive MSK APP service impact: 1. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has been successfully embedded with the MDT 2. The proportion of GPs who agree that sufficient support has been provided in implementing the APP Service within the practice 3. The proportion of GPs who agree that the role of the APP is clear 4. The proportion of GPs who agree that APP service has had a positive impact on their ability to manage patient caseloads 5. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has had a positive impact on their management of diagnostic uncertainty 6. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has improved patient flow for those presenting to primary care with musculoskeletal symptoms 7. The proportion of GPs who agree that the APP service has improved the quality of care provided to patients presenting to the practice with musculoskeletal symptoms Accompanying free-text responses to these statements will be further analysed using content analysis. Measured at a single timepoint for each participant.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Scotland, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactJordan Hepburn

jordan.hepburn@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk+44 (0)131 242 1000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026