Kiers, Henri
Felius, Richard A.W.
Heijmans, Martijn W.
Verburg, Arie C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS/CZ-3068-28137, VWS/CZ-3068-28137, VWS/CZ-3068-28137, VWS/CZ-3068-28137)
Article History
Received: 6 July 2024
Accepted: 20 June 2025
First Online: 15 August 2025
Declarations
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: The data were collected by physical therapists during standard care through their electronic health records and classified using a four-digit coding system based on body location and pathology [] (Table A1 in the appendix). Under Dutch law, the use of electronic health records for research purposes is permitted under certain conditions. When these conditions are met, neither obtaining informed consent from patients nor approval by a medical ethics committee is required for observational studies containing no directly identifiable data (art. 24 GDPR Implementation Act jo art. 9.2 sub j GDPR; Dutch Civil Law, Article 7:458).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.