Tudor M Baetu
Inferential Pluralism in Causal Reasoning from Randomized Experiments
Acta biotheoretica
participating research studies often involves interactions healthcare professionals potentially influencing participants future helpseeking behaviour investigated whether participating childhood health activity motor performance school study denmark champs 20082014 involved telephone consultations clinical assessments healthcare professionals participants experiencing musculoskeletal complaints changed frequency contacts primary public healthcare services among participants subsequent fiveyearsperiod compared nonparticipating children using danish health register data 1998 2020 compared champs participants two control groups contacts private physiotherapists chiropractors outside hospitals general practitioners random 10 sample children denmark national controls secondary local control group local controls three periods 199831102008 0111200820062014 2106201431122019 champsstudy separate multivariable poisson regression models used assess differences groups outcome variables contacts physiotherapists chiropractors general practitioners overall contacts compared national controls champsgroup fewer physiotherapy contacts study estimated mean 001 vs 002 per personyear 013 vs 018 per personyear corresponding crude incidence rate ratio irr 069 95 confidence intervals ci 058083 study period however chiropractor contacts 005 vs 003 021 vs 009 study crude irr 229 95 ci 193271 study period general practice contacts equal champsgroup compared national controls 584 vs 584 study reduced 321 vs 371 crude irr 086 95 ci 083090 study comparable patterns contacts changes study observed champsgroup local controls except physiotherapy equal two groups study findings suggest research studies involving systematic engagement participants experiencing musculoskeletal complaints influence subsequent healthcareseeking behaviour future research address influence health literacy health education healthcare provider recommendations healthcare decisions research studies