Therapist Personality Effects on Shoulder Pain Outcomes: A Dutch Primary Care Study (ptinquest.libsyn.com)

• 122 physiotherapists, 11,019 shoulder pain patients.
• Therapist personality explained <1% of outcome variance.
• Low neuroticism and high agreeableness slightly beneficial.
• Therapist effects small; other factors dominate.

"A Dutch study of 11,019 shoulder pain patients treated by 122 physiotherapists examined whether therapist personality traits influence outcomes. Significant therapist effects were found, but personality explained only a small fraction of the variance. Low neuroticism and high agreeableness were weakly associated with better outcomes. The findings suggest therapist competence and relationship-building are more critical than specific personality traits."