NCT07177547

Screening and Referral Practices for Anxiety and Depression Among Patients With Chronic Neck, Shoulder and Low Back Pain Within Physiotherapy Practices

Screening and Referral Practices for Anxiety and Depression Among Patients With Chronic Neck, Shoulder and Low Back Pain Within Private Physiotherapy Practices: a Qualitative Study.

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ana Catarina Navarro Ramalho · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this cross-sectional, qualitative study is to investigate whether physiotherapists screen for symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and to explore the facilitators and barriers related to these practices. The main questions aim to answer are: * What are the current practices of physiotherapists in private practice for screening anxiety and depression among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? * What are the facilitators and barriers influencing physiotherapists' screening and referral practices for mental health care? Participants will: * Take part in a semi-structured interview (online or in person). * Be asked about their experiences, attitudes, and practices related to recognizing, screening, managing, and referring patients with anxiety and depression. * Participants will share perspectives on barriers and facilitators to integrating mental health screening into physiotherapy.

Conditions

• Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
• Anxiety
• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mental health screening and referral practices in physiotherapy	Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 physiotherapists working in private settings to explore recognition, screening, and referral practices for anxiety and depression in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-05
• Primary completion: 2025-09-18
• Completion: 2025-09-30
• First posted: 2025-09-17
• Last updated: 2025-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium