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The study investigates referral behaviors of primary care physicians regarding musculoskeletal conditions and their awareness of referral tools.

Exploring Primary Care Physicians’ Current Referral Practices to Physiotherapy and Specialized Care for Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Cross-sectional survey examines referral patterns to physiotherapy among primary care physicians, indicating potential improvement areas.

The study investigates referral behaviors of primary care physicians regarding musculoskeletal conditions and their awareness of referral tools.
Conducted a web-based cross-sectional survey of 283 primary care physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Assessed demographic variables, MSK caseloads, referral frequencies, and familiarity with stratified-care tools.
Analyzed associations between healthcare sector and referral behaviors using chi-square tests and logistic regression.
61.8% of respondents were male, and referrals to physiotherapy were infrequent (37.8% rarely referred).
Over half (53.4%) were unfamiliar with prognostic tools, with barriers to referrals including lack of electronic integration (28%) and unclear guidelines (27%).
MSK caseload and senior registrar rank significantly predicted higher physiotherapy referral rates.

AlMuhana et al. (2026) studied this question.

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