Table 3 .
Categories of Evaluated Outcomes
| Outcome | Definition |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcomes | Measures of patients’ health, including but not limited to standardized outcome measures. |
| Non-clinical impacts on patients | Impacts on patients other than clinical outcomes (e.g., impact on days off work) |
| Health system costs | Any type of analysis of health system costs from the intervention. |
| Health system functioning | Any analysis of health system impact beyond the physiotherapy service itself (e.g., reduced wait-lists for surgery). |
| Physiotherapy clinic functioning | Measures of physiotherapy clinic functioning (e.g., wait-list duration, change in volume). |
| Quality and safety of physiotherapy care | Any evaluation of the quality or safety of physiotherapy care provided. |
| Patient and/or caregiver perspectives | Patient and/or caregiver opinions about the intervention, including satisfaction and concerns. |
| Provider perspectives | Physiotherapists’ and other clinicians’ opinions about the intervention, including satisfaction and concerns. |