Carl Stubbs, Sean Mc Auliffe, Ruth L Chimenti, Brooke K Coombes, Terry Haines, Luke Heales, Robert Jan Vos, Greg Lehman, Adrian Mallows, Lori A Michner, Neal B W Millar, Seth O'Neill, Kieran O'Sullivan, Melanie Plinsinga, Michael Rathleff, Ebonie Rio, Megan Ross, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Karin Gravare Silbernagel, Athol Thomson, Tim Trevail, Inge Akker-Scheek, Bill Vicenzino, Johan W S Vlaeyen, Rafael Zambelli Pinto, Peter Malliaras
OBJECTIVE: to identify which psychological and psychosocial constructs to include in a core outcome set to guide future clinical trials in the tendinopathy field. DESIGN: modified International Delphi study. METHODS: In three online Delphi rounds, we presented 35 psychological and psychosocial constructs to an international panel of 38 clinician/researchers and people with tendinopathy. Using a 9-point Likert scale (1 - not important to include, 9 -critical to include), consensus for construct inclusion required ≥70% of respondents rating 'extremely critical to include' (score ≥ 7) and ≤15% rating 'not important to include' (score ≤3)...
September 20, 2023: Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy