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Physical therapists’ ability to distinguish between inflammatory and noninflammatory arthritis and to appropriately refer to rheumatology.
Abstract
1) To investigate whether physical therapists (PTs) can correctly identify new-onset inflammatory arthritis; 2) To assess whether PTs are aware that new-onset inflammatory arthritis cases should be referred to a rheumatologist; 3) To explore the comfort level of PTs to refer to medical specialists; 4) To determine factors associated with correctly identifying inflammatory arthritis and referring to a rheumatologist.