Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial
Objective: To examine the effects of communication skills training on physiotherapists' supportive behavior during clinical practice. Design: Randomized trial. Setting: Hospital outpatient physiotherapy clinics. Participants: Physiotherapists (N=24) and patients (N=24) with chronic low back pai...
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| author | Murray, A. Hall, A. Williams, G. Mcdonough, S. Ntoumanis, Nikos Taylor, I. Jackson, B. Matthews, J. Hurley, D. Lonsdale, C. |
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| description | Objective: To examine the effects of communication skills training on physiotherapists' supportive behavior during clinical practice. Design: Randomized trial. Setting: Hospital outpatient physiotherapy clinics. Participants: Physiotherapists (N=24) and patients (N=24) with chronic low back pain. Interventions: Two hospital clinics were randomly assigned to the intervention arm. Physiotherapists (n=12) received 8 hours of communication skills training focused on supporting patients' psychological needs. Physiotherapists (n=12) from 2 other hospital clinics formed a waitlist control arm. Main Outcome Measures: Verbal communication between each physiotherapist and a patient was recorded on an audiotape, and independent, blinded raters used the Health Care Climate Questionnaire to assess physiotherapists' needs-supportive behavior (primary outcome). Results: Independent raters' Health Care Climate Questionnaire scores favored the intervention arm (Cohen's d=2.27; P<.01). Conclusions: Compared with controls, independent ratings demonstrated that physiotherapists who completed the Communication style and exercise compliance in physiotherapy training were found to provide greater support for patients' needs in a single assessed session. Long-term maintenance of this needs-supportive behavior should be examined. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-138292020-07-23T08:35:37Z Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial Murray, A. Hall, A. Williams, G. Mcdonough, S. Ntoumanis, Nikos Taylor, I. Jackson, B. Matthews, J. Hurley, D. Lonsdale, C. Objective: To examine the effects of communication skills training on physiotherapists' supportive behavior during clinical practice. Design: Randomized trial. Setting: Hospital outpatient physiotherapy clinics. Participants: Physiotherapists (N=24) and patients (N=24) with chronic low back pain. Interventions: Two hospital clinics were randomly assigned to the intervention arm. Physiotherapists (n=12) received 8 hours of communication skills training focused on supporting patients' psychological needs. Physiotherapists (n=12) from 2 other hospital clinics formed a waitlist control arm. Main Outcome Measures: Verbal communication between each physiotherapist and a patient was recorded on an audiotape, and independent, blinded raters used the Health Care Climate Questionnaire to assess physiotherapists' needs-supportive behavior (primary outcome). Results: Independent raters' Health Care Climate Questionnaire scores favored the intervention arm (Cohen's d=2.27; P<.01). Conclusions: Compared with controls, independent ratings demonstrated that physiotherapists who completed the Communication style and exercise compliance in physiotherapy training were found to provide greater support for patients' needs in a single assessed session. Long-term maintenance of this needs-supportive behavior should be examined. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13829 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.11.007 W.B. Saunders fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Murray, A. Hall, A. Williams, G. Mcdonough, S. Ntoumanis, Nikos Taylor, I. Jackson, B. Matthews, J. Hurley, D. Lonsdale, C. Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial |
| title | Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effect of a self-determination theory-based communication skills training program on physiotherapists' psychological support for their patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13829 |