Abstract Background Musculoskeletal complaints present a substantial disease burden worldwide and account for nearly 8% of the total disease burden in Australia. Like other chronic diseases, self-management plays a significant role in the overall management plan for musculoskeletal complaints. Objective Evaluate the self-management behaviours of patients seeking care for a primary musculoskeletal complaint in an Australian osteopathy clinic. Design Consecutive sampling design. Setting Victoria University Osteopathy Clinic (Melbourne, Australia). Methods Patients were invited to complete a health information and demographic questionnaire in addition to the Partners in Health (PiH) scale prior to their initial consultation. The PiH subscales and total score were evaluated to ascertain their relationship with gender, age, and other health demographic variables. Participants Consecutive patients attending the Victoria University Osteopathy Clinic. Results Data from 331 patients was available for analysis. The PiH total score mean was 70.9 (±14.3). Reliability estimations for the PiH subscales were acceptable (McDonald's omega > 0.75). PiH total and subscale scores were not associated with age, and not significantly different for gender and chronicity of complaint. Significant differences for other health behaviours (smoking, blood pressure assessment) were identified. Conclusions The current study provides support for the use of the PiH in a patient population seeking osteopathy care for primary acute or chronic musculoskeletal complaint, and also in younger populations seeking care. The results of the study suggest that osteopathy patients seeking care for a primary musculoskeletal complaint demonstrated a relatively high disposition towards the self-management of their health complaints.

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就诊于澳大利亚骨科诊所的肌肉骨骼疾病患者的自我管理行为和知识：连续抽样设计

摘要 背景 肌肉骨骼疾病在全球范围内造成了巨大的疾病负担，占澳大利亚总疾病负担的近 8%。与其他慢性病一样，自我管理在肌肉骨骼疾病的整体管理计划中发挥着重要作用。目的评估在澳大利亚骨科诊所就诊的原发性肌肉骨骼疾病患者的自我管理行为。设计 连续抽样设计。设置维多利亚大学骨科诊所（澳大利亚墨尔本）。方法 在初次咨询之前，除了健康伙伴 (PiH) 量表之外，还邀请患者完成健康信息和人口统计问卷。评估 PiH 分量表和总分以确定它们与性别、年龄、和其他健康人口统计变量。参与者 就诊于维多利亚大学骨科诊所的连续患者。结果 331 名患者的数据可用于分析。PiH 总分平均值为 70.9 (±14.3)。PiH 分量表的可靠性估计是可以接受的（麦当劳 omega > 0.75）。PiH 总分和分量表分数与年龄无关，性别和投诉的慢性程度没有显着差异。确定了其他健康行为（吸烟、血压评估）的显着差异。结论 目前的研究为在寻求整骨治疗以治疗原发性急性或慢性肌肉骨骼疾病的患者人群以及寻求治疗的年轻人群中使用 PiH 提供了支持。