Authors
Majid Artus, Paul Campbell, Christian D Mallen, Kate M Dunn, Danielle AW van der Windt
Publication date
2017/1/1
Source
BMJ open
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
e012901
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Objectives
To summarise the evidence for generic prognostic factors across a range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.
Setting
primary care.
Methods and outcomes
Comprehensive systematic literature review. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO and EMBASE were searched for prospective cohort studies, based in primary care (search period—inception to December 2015). Studies were included if they reported on adults consulting with MSK conditions and provided data on associations between baseline characteristics (prognostic factors) and outcome. A prognostic factor was identified as generic when significantly associated with any outcome for 2 or more different MSK conditions. Evidence synthesis focused on consistency of findings and study quality.
Results
14 682 citations were identified and 78 studies were included (involving more than 48 000 participants with 18 different outcome domains). 51 studies …
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