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Co-Design of the VIRtual physiotherapist-led Triage of referrals to shoUlder surgEons (VIRTUE) model of care: a study protocol
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Gamble, Ferreira + 12 more
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The VIRTUE model of care will be co-designed for Australian public hospital shoulder surgery clinics to triage rotator cuff-related shoulder pain referrals via virtual physiotherapist screening.
- Why it matters: Guidelines recommend 6 months of non-surgical care, yet many patients are referred to surgeons early, contributing to 1–2 year waits and potentially more complex, costly symptoms.
- What they did: Stage 1 uses semi-structured online interviews with purposively sampled patients, clinicians, and key stakeholders, analyzed using the Theoretical Framework for Acceptability and Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.
- The result: Stage 2 applies Experience-Based Co-Design with three online workshops to refine VIRTUE into a user-centred, acceptable, feasible virtual model ready for a randomized controlled trial.
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