Table 4 Frequencies of answers to clinical vignette 1 by level of adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines
Groups (N (%)) | All (408 (100)) | “Following” (17 (4)) | “Partially Following” (278 (68)) | “Partially Not Following” (93 (23)) | “Not Following” (20 (5)) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Application of ice/cryotherapy alone | 37 (9) | 371 (91) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 12 (4) | 266 (96) | 19 (20) | 74 (80) | 6 (30) | 14 (70) |
Application of ice/cryotherapy in combination with tolerated active mobilisation | 297 (73) | 111 (27) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 222 (80) | 56 (20) | 64 (69) | 29 (31) | 11 (55) | 9 (45) |
Compression | 256 (63) | 152 (37) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 194 (70) | 84 (30) | 50 (54) | 43 (46) | 12 (60) | 8 (40) |
Elevation | 265 (65) | 143 (35) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 202 (72) | 76 (28) | 52 (56) | 41 (44) | 11 (55) | 9 (45) |
Protection with a semi-rigid brace | 67 (16) | 341 (84) | 2 (12) | 15 (88) | 61 (22) | 217 (78) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 4 (20) | 16 (80) |
Protection with a lace-up brace | 43 (11) | 365 (89) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 41 (15) | 237 (85) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 2 (10) | 18 (90) |
Protection with elastic tape (kinesiotape) | 97 (24) | 311 (76) | 1 (6) | 16 (94) | 52 (19) | 226 (81) | 37 (40) | 56 (60) | 7 (35) | 13 (65) |
Advice to the patient to contact the specialist or to go to the emergency room | 16 (4) | 392 (96) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 4 (1) | 274 (99) | 12 (13) | 81 (87) | 0 (0) | 20 (100) |
Advice to the patient to contact the specialist or to go to the emergency room, starting in the meantime the rehabilitation program | 28 (7) | 380 (93) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 11 (4) | 267 (96) | 10 (11) | 83 (89) | 7 (35) | 13 (65) |
Referral of the patient to the doctor for a possible pharmacological treatment | 16 (4) | 392 (96) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 9 (3) | 269 (97) | 6 (6) | 87 (94) | 1 (5) | 19 (95) |
Recommend to rest and immobilization for 2 weeks | 2 (0.5) | 406 (99.5) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 0 (0) | 278 (100) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 2 (10) | 18 (90) |
Recommend for laser therapy | 21 (5) | 387 (95) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 10 (4) | 268 (96) | 6 (6) | 87 (94) | 5 (25) | 15 (75) |
Recommend for diathermy | 30 (7) | 378 (93) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 18 (6) | 260 (94) | 6 (6) | 87 (94) | 6 (30) | 14 (70) |
Recommend for antalgic electrotherapy | 3 (1) | 405 (99) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 0 (0) | 278 (100) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 3 (15) | 17 (85) |
Recommend for ultrasound therapy | 14 (3) | 394 (97) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 0 (0) | 278 (100) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 14 (70) | 6 (30) |
Passive joint mobilization with manual therapy techniques alone | 20 (5) | 388 (95) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | 9 (3) | 269 (97) | 9 (10) | 84 (90) | 2 (10) | 18 (90) |
Passive joint mobilization with manual therapy techniques in combination with other active treatments | 211 (52) | 197 (48) | 13 (76) | 4 (24) | 188 (68) | 90 (32) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) |
Active mobility exercises | 174 (43) | 234 (57) | 10 (59) | 7 (41) | 158 (57) | 120 (43) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 6 (30) | 14 (70) |
Exercises such as step up, squat, jumps and aerobic exercises | 27 (7) | 381 (93) | 1 (6) | 16 (94) | 26 (9) | 252 (91) | 0 (0) | 93 (100) | 0 (0) | 20 (100) |