Maggie Wilberforce, Scott Aquilina, Agnieszka Divecha, Carli Grosso, Samar Jaffer, Kara K Patterson
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Abstract
Purpose: To investigate how physiotherapists use dance in clinical practice.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of Canadian physiotherapists with a web-based questionnaire distributed via social media and professional and healthcare organizations. Responses were analyzed with descriptive statistics and descriptive content analysis.
Results: Of the 81 respondents included in the analysis, 36 (44%) had used dance in practice, while 45 (56%) had not. Respondents were more likely to have used dance in practice if they had formal dance experience (X2 (1, n = 81) = 3.73, p = .044). The rationale for implementing dance included improving physical, psychosocial, and cognitive outcomes. Common barriers were clinician inexperience and insufficient resources, while a common concern about using dance was that they may not be taken seriously.
Conclusion: Canadian physiotherapists used dance clinically in more diverse ways than reported in the scientific literature. Future work should evaluate these specific dance interventions and inform the development of clinical practice guidelines.
目的：探讨物理治疗师在临床实践中如何运用舞蹈。方法：这是一项对加拿大物理治疗师的横断面研究，通过社交媒体和专业医疗机构分发基于网络的问卷。采用描述性统计和描述性内容分析对反馈进行分析。结果：在分析的81名受访者中，36名（44%）在实践中使用过舞蹈，45名（56%）没有。如果受访者有正式的舞蹈经验，他们更有可能在实践中使用舞蹈（X2 (1, n = 81) = 3.73, p = 0.044）。实施舞蹈的基本原理包括改善身体、社会心理和认知结果。常见的障碍是临床医生缺乏经验和资源不足，而使用舞蹈的共同担忧是他们可能不被认真对待。结论：加拿大物理治疗师在临床上使用舞蹈的方式比科学文献中报道的更多样化。未来的工作应该评估这些特定的舞蹈干预措施，并为临床实践指南的制定提供信息。
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