Prescription frequency of physical therapy for inflammatory rheumatic diseases

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of outpatient physical therapy (PT) in persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondylarthritis (axSpA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) between 2005 and 2020.

METHODS: Adult insured persons of the BARMER health insurance fund with a diagnosis of RA (ICD-10: M05, M06), axSpA (M45), PsA (M07.0-3) or SLE (M32.1,8,9) were included. The prescription of PT was identified via the national item number index for therapeutic products. The proportion of persons with at least 1 prescription in the years 2005 to 2020 is reported as well as PT prescriptions by age and gender groups. In addition, the number and duration of prescriptions were compared and it was analyzed whether persons in specialist care received PT more frequently.

RESULTS: In 2020, 43% (SLE), 46% (RA, PsA) and 49% (axSpA) received at least 1 PT prescription. Physiotherapy was prescribed most frequently (37%), followed by manual therapy (14%) and thermotherapy (10%). Since 2005 the number of insured persons receiving PT has not changed. Manual therapy is increasingly prescribed (+7%), while massage (-10%), thermotherapy (-7%) and electrotherapy (3% in 2005, 2% in 2020) have been decreasing (data relating to RA). The number of prescriptions has not relevantly changed since 2010. Persons in orthopedic care received PT more frequently than persons in general or rheumatological care. Female patients 61-80 years old were most frequently treated with PT.

CONCLUSION: Slightly less than half of all persons with an RA, axSpA, PsA or SLE diagnosis received outpatient PT. This proportion has hardly changed in the last 15 years.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

Enthalten in:

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - 81(2022), 5 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 360-368

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Verordnungshäufigkeit von physikalischer Therapie bei entzündlich rheumatischen Erkrankungen

Beteiligte Personen:

Albrecht, Katinka [VerfasserIn]
Marschall, Ursula [VerfasserIn]
Zink, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Callhoff, Johanna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arthritis
Claims data
Health care
Journal Article
Mobility
Physiotherapy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.06.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00393-022-01180-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338467769