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| Title |
Consultation patterns of children and adolescents with knee pain in UK general practice: analysis of medical records
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| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12891-017-1586-1 |
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| Authors |
Zoe A. Michaleff, Paul Campbell, Joanne Protheroe, Amit Rajani, Kate M. Dunn |
| Abstract |
Knee problems are common in children and adolescents. Despite this, little is known about the epidemiology of knee problems in children and adolescents who consult in general practice. The aim of this study was to describe consultations by children and adolescents about knee problems in general practice, and examine patterns of patient presentations and consultations by age group, sex and area of socio-economic deprivation. Consultations records specific to the knee region were extracted from a general practice consultation database (CiPCA) over a one year period. Knee consultation codes were organised into 'symptom' or 'diagnosis' (sub-categorised: 'trauma', 'non-trauma') categories. Descriptive statistics were used to describe patient presentations and number of consultations overall, and stratified analysis carried out on age group, sex, and area of socio-economic deprivation. Out of all musculoskeletal consultations, knee problems were the fourth most common patient presentation, responsible for the second highest number of consultations. Patient presentations and consultations increased up to age 12-15 years and then stabilised. Symptoms codes e.g. 'knee pain' were used more commonly than diagnosis codes e.g. 'knee sprain' overall. However, symptom code use declined as age increased, more symptom codes were used in girls compared to boys, and more diagnosis codes were used in patients from areas of high socio-economic deprivation. This study provides insight into the epidemiology of knee problems in children and adolescents in general practice. Future research is needed to improve our understanding of the knee problems encountered by GPs, and the influence socio-economic deprivation has on consultations. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 25 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 28% |
| United States | 3 | 12% |
| Denmark | 3 | 12% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 13 | 52% |
| Members of the public | 11 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 55 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 55 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 15% |
| Researcher | 5 | 9% |
| Librarian | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 18% |
| Unknown | 21 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 4% |
| Psychology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 24 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 March 2018.
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#2,101,441
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Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#417
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#41,323
of 318,786 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#13
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So far Altmetric has tracked 4,176 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.2. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 90% of its peers.
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