Where is the patient in the records? Evaluating physiotherapists' first visit in occupational health primary care pathway for low back pain.

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate the documentation quality of physiotherapists' first visits in managing low back pain within occupational health care.
• Evaluated physiotherapists' documentation practices during first patient visits.
• Compared documentation against a guideline-oriented biopsychosocial approach.
• Assessed the frequency of behaviours related to high-quality management of low back pain.
• Found increased documentation of behaviours aligned with high-quality management after training.
• Noted overall documentation quality varied significantly among physiotherapists.
• Identified underreporting of person-centred aspects in patient records.