The Role of Patient Recovery Expectations in the Outcomes of Physical Therapist Intervention: A Systematic Review.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between baseline patient recovery expectations and outcomes following physical therapy care.

Methods: PubMed, CINAHL Complete, PEDro, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to February 2021. Concepts represented in the search included physical therapy, patient expectations, patient outcomes, and their relevant synonyms.