Future research
disabilities, pain
Patients’ participation in their care is a key component for a good patient-centered care model. Future research should therefore focus on ways of including PT-led triage patients to a greater degree in the decision-making progress relating to their care. This can preferably be done through qualitative research involving both patients and clinicians (PTs and OS). Qualitative studies could also assess ways of increasing the meeting of expectations in the PT-led triage group. It could also be relevant in future research to investigate if and how the number of hip and knee replacement surgeries change with the introduction of a PT-led triage care model as well as the patient’s pain and disabilities and health related quality of life. Finally, future research should also aim to investigate the cost-effectiveness and long-term follow-up after PT-led triage compared with standard care.