Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/81578, first published .
Evidence for Digital Health Tools Designed to Support the Triage of Musculoskeletal Conditions in Primary, Urgent, and Emergency Care Settings: Scoping Review

Evidence for Digital Health Tools Designed to Support the Triage of Musculoskeletal Conditions in Primary, Urgent, and Emergency Care Settings: Scoping Review

Evidence for Digital Health Tools Designed to Support the Triage of Musculoskeletal Conditions in Primary, Urgent, and Emergency Care Settings: Scoping Review

Linda K Truong   1, 2 , PT, PhD ;   James G Wrightson   3 , PhD ;   Raphaël Vincent   4, 5, 6 , PT, MSc ;   Eunice Lui   1 , MPH ;   Jamon L Couch   7, 8 , PT ;   Ellen Wang   2, 8 , MSc ;   Cobie Starcevich   9, 10 , PT ;   Dean Giustini   11 , PhD ;   Alex Haagaard   12 , MA ;   Elena Lopatina   13, 14 , MD, PhD ;   Niels van Berkel   15 , PhD ;   Michael Skovdal Rathleff   16, 17 , PT, PhD ;   Clare L Ardern   1, 2, 7 , PT, PhD

1 Centre for Aging SMART, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2 Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada

3 Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

4 School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

5 Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Center, Université de Montréal Affiliated Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada

6 Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Institut Universitaire sur la Réadaptation en Déficience Physique de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

7 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

8 Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada

9 School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

10 Physiotherapy Department, Rockingham General Hospital, South Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, Australia

11 Biomedical Branch Library, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

12 Pain BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada

13 University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

14 Primary Care Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada

15 Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

16 Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

17 Center for General Practice at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Corresponding Author:

  • Linda K Truong, PT, PhD
  • Department of Physical Therapy
  • Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • 13737 96 Avenue
  • Surrey, BC V3V 0C6
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 604 822 4519
  • Email: linda.truong@ubc.ca