Modified Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement in Movement Assessment Log (mOPTIMAL): A Responsive and Reliable Tool for Patients with Non-Operative Shoulder Pain

摘要

Background: Medicare regulations require that physical therapists report functional limitations and severity modifiers utilizing a claims-based data collection tool. The Modified Outpatient Physical Therapy Improvement in Movement Assessment Log (mOPTIMAL) captures key constructs about patient confidence and difficulty but has not been evaluated for responsiveness/ reliability during a routine clinical encounter with patients who have shoulder pathology. The purposes of this retrospective study are to 1) explore if mOPTIMAL changes after a single session with a physical therapist, and 2) determine if the tool is reliable among people with non-operative shoulder pain.