What is it about?
The protocol for a systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence on physical measures of physical functioning as prognostic factors in predicting outcomes for neck and thoracic pain population. This study will follow Cochrane guidelines and aligns with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). We searched key electronic databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science with hand searching of journals for the grey literature. The reference lists of included studies will be screened. Two reviewers will independently perform study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment (QUIPS, Quality in Prognostic Studies tool), and quality assessment (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation).
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Why is it important?
Findings will inform researchers about gaps in existing evidence, and clinicians about factors to aid their clinical decisions and to enhance the overall quality of care for individuals with neck and thoracic pain.
Perspectives
To date there are no systematic reviews that have investigated physical measures of physical functioning as prognostic factors for thoracic pain population and clinicians face challenges in seeking information about prognostic factors for thoracic pain. There was insufficient inclusion of physical measures in systematic reviews of prognostic factors, a gap in existing evidence exists for neck and thoracic pain population. It is therefore important to systematically determine prognosticfactors predicting outcomes following neck and thoracic pain.
Mst. Rabea Begum
Western University
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This page is a summary of: Physical measures of physical functioning as prognostic factors in predicting outcomes for neck and thoracic pain: Protocol for a systematic review, PLOS One, January 2025, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316827.
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