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Recommended approaches to assessing and managing physiotherapy clients experiencing psychological distress: a systematic mapping review. 评估和管理经历心理困扰的理疗客户的推荐方法:一个系统的地图回顾。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-27 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2284823
Ryan L McGrath, Sophie Shephard, Tracey Parnell, Sarah Verdon, Rodney Pope
{"title":"Recommended approaches to assessing and managing physiotherapy clients experiencing psychological distress: a systematic mapping review.","authors":"Ryan L McGrath, Sophie Shephard, Tracey Parnell, Sarah Verdon, Rodney Pope","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2284823","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2284823","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Some physiotherapists find assessing and managing clients experiencing psychological distress challenging and are uncertain regarding the boundaries of the profession's scope.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To map the approaches recommended for physiotherapists in scholarly literature, with respect to the assessment and management of clients experiencing psychological distress.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic mapping review was conducted. CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, Embase, and Medline ALL databases were systematically searched for secondary and tertiary literature relevant to the research objective. Recommended approaches were extracted from each article and analyzed descriptively and thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>3884 records were identified with 40 articles meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Most recommendations related to identifying, assessing, and managing pain-related distress, with depression screening and referral also receiving some attention. Three approaches to detecting and assessing psychological distress were identified: 1) brief depression screen; 2) integrated suicide/nonsuicidal self-harm and depression screen; and 3) multidimensional screen and health-related distress assessment. Regarding the management of psychological distress the main approaches identified were: 1) education and reassurance; 2) cognitive-behavioral approaches; 3) mindfulness; and 4) case management.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While assessment and management of health-related distress by physiotherapists is commonly recommended, further guidance is needed to differentiate various forms of distress.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"2670-2700"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138446596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effects of dry needling session frequency on wrist flexor spasticity and motor recovery after stroke: a single-blind randomized clinical trial. 干针治疗频率对中风后腕屈肌痉挛和运动恢复的影响:单盲随机临床试验。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-09 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2254827
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Fatemeh-Sadat Hasheminasab-Zavareh, Soofia Naghdi, Jan Dommerholt
{"title":"Effects of dry needling session frequency on wrist flexor spasticity and motor recovery after stroke: a single-blind randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Fatemeh-Sadat Hasheminasab-Zavareh, Soofia Naghdi, Jan Dommerholt","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2254827","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2254827","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Determining the optimal number of dry needling (DN) sessions to satisfactorily treat a stroke patient with spasticity is important from both clinical and economic perspective.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore the effects of one versus three sessions of DN on spasticity of the wrist flexors and motor recovery after stroke.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this single-blind randomized clinical trial, 24 patients were randomly and equally divided into two groups: one group received one session of DN, while the other group received three sessions of DN in one week. Both groups received one minute of DN of the flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris. The outcome measures were the Modified Modified Ashworth Scale (MMAS), passive resistance torque (PRT), wrist active and passive extension range of motion (ROM), and the Brunnstrom Stages of Stroke Recovery (BSSR) measured before, immediately after, and one week after the last DN session.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both groups demonstrated a significant improvement in all outcomes (<i>p</i> < .05). The MMAS scores in both groups meaningfully improved (<i>p</i> < .001). No significant differences were found between the two groups; however, a significant time-by-group interaction was observed for the PRT (<i>p</i> = .02; Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.23-0.73), wrist active extension ROM (<i>p</i> = .001; Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.37-0.67), and wrist passive extension ROM (<i>p</i> = .02; Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.32-1.30). The BSSR significantly improved from 3 to 4 in both groups (<i>p</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Administering three sessions of DN can effectively improve spasticity and motor function after stroke.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"2480-2491"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10178857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Perceptions and experiences of burnout: A survey of physical therapists across practice settings and patient populations. 倦怠的感知和经历:一项针对不同实践环境和患者群体的物理治疗师的调查。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-13 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2268160
Jennifer Elinich, Kimberly D Wynarczuk, Elizabeth McCormick
{"title":"Perceptions and experiences of burnout: A survey of physical therapists across practice settings and patient populations.","authors":"Jennifer Elinich, Kimberly D Wynarczuk, Elizabeth McCormick","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2268160","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2268160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/objective: </strong>The purposes of this study were to determine the presence of burnout in physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, examine differences in burnout between demographic groups, and explore circumstances that contribute to and alleviate burnout.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey consisting of demographic questions, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and open-ended questions was conducted within two health systems. Descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests were used to analyze responses to close-ended questions and to examine differences between groups. Thematic analysis was used to analyze open-ended questions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 202 individuals participated in the study; 146 participants responded to at least one open-ended question (72.3%). Participants, regardless of demographic characteristic, demonstrated at least some degree of burnout on each subscale. Ten major themes emerged from analysis of circumstances that contribute to and alleviate burnout: 1) workload; 2) schedule; 3) work-life balance; 4) care continuum; 5) coping/morale; 6) team dynamics and resources; 7) psychological or emotional burden; 8) compensation and recognition; 9) physical therapy as a profession; and 10) COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Burnout is present within physical therapists regardless of demographic group. Understanding circumstances that contribute to and alleviate burnout is an important first step to develop and research strategies to address these circumstances to positively impact the provider, patient, and the healthcare system.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"2579-2590"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41216764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effects of postural-control training with different sensory reweightings in a patient with body lateropulsion: a single-subject design study. 不同感觉重加权的姿势控制训练对一名身体后倾患者的影响:一项单一受试者设计研究。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2274943
Junji Nakamura, Takuma Nishimae, Hidekazu Uchisawa, Yohei Okada, Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kozo Ueta, Daiki Fujita, Naohide Tsujimoto, Koki Ikuno, Koji Shomoto
{"title":"Effects of postural-control training with different sensory reweightings in a patient with body lateropulsion: a single-subject design study.","authors":"Junji Nakamura, Takuma Nishimae, Hidekazu Uchisawa, Yohei Okada, Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kozo Ueta, Daiki Fujita, Naohide Tsujimoto, Koki Ikuno, Koji Shomoto","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2274943","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593985.2023.2274943","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Body lateropulsion (BL) is an active lateral tilt of the body during standing or walking that is thought to be affected by a lesion of the vestibulospinal tract (VST) and the subjective visual vertical (SVV) tilt. Interventions for BL have not been established.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We examined the effects of postural-control training with different sensory reweighting on standing postural control in a patient with BL.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The patient had BL to the left when standing or walking due to a left-side medullary and cerebellar infarct. This study was a single-subject A-B design with follow-up: Phase A was postural-control training with visual feedback; phase B provided reweighting plantar somatosensory information. Postural control, VST excitability, and SVV were measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline and phase A, the patient could not stand with eyes-closed on a rubber mat, but became able to stand in phase B. The mediolateral center of pressure (COP) position did not change significantly, but the COP velocity decreased significantly during phase B and the follow-up on the firm surface. VST excitability was lower on the BL versus the non-BL side, and the SVV deviated to the right throughout the study.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Postural-control training with reweighting somatosensory information might improve postural control in a patient with BL.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"2701-2711"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71428111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Physiotherapy: the history behind the word. 物理治疗:这个词背后的历史。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2414548
Glenn A Ruscoe, Sandra Schiller, Robert J Jones, Cameron W MacDonald, Ryan L McGrath
{"title":"Physiotherapy: the history behind the word.","authors":"Glenn A Ruscoe, Sandra Schiller, Robert J Jones, Cameron W MacDonald, Ryan L McGrath","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2414548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2024.2414548","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":"40 11","pages":"2469-2471"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessment of chronic overlapping pain comorbidities for the management of temporomandibular disorders: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. 评估颞下颌关节紊乱的慢性重叠性疼痛合并症:随机临床试验的二次分析。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2419637
Cristian Justribó-Manion, Jordi Padrós-Augé, Juan Mesa-Jiménez, Javier Bara-Casaus, Juan-Carlos Zuil-Escobar, Gerard Alvarez Bustins
{"title":"Assessment of chronic overlapping pain comorbidities for the management of temporomandibular disorders: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Cristian Justribó-Manion, Jordi Padrós-Augé, Juan Mesa-Jiménez, Javier Bara-Casaus, Juan-Carlos Zuil-Escobar, Gerard Alvarez Bustins","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2419637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2024.2419637","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a functional pain syndrome that embodies a spectrum of clinical manifestations and expresses great complexity through the coexistence of multiple comorbidities.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evaluate the prevalence of pain comorbidities, explore the correlation between comorbidities, kinesiophobia, catastrophizing, and pain disability at baseline, and determine variables of interest for prediction response to physiotherapy interventions at different follow-up times.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a secondary analysis of a previously conducted randomized controlled trial (RCT). Outcomes and covariables for this secondary analysis were collected from subjects with chronic TMD (≥3 months), based on the DC/TMD diagnostic criteria, assigned to a multimodal treatment and a second manual therapy control group. The participants underwent follow-up assessment at 7 and 19 weeks. The outcomes (dependent variables) for these analyses were craniofacial pain disability, catastrophizing, and kinesiophobia. However, these outcomes were also used as covariables of interest in addition to comorbidity prevalence and severity at baseline for different analyses. We performed linear regression analyses to determine the association between our outcomes and covariables at baseline and at different follow-ups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Comorbidity severity explained craniofacial pain disability at baseline, showing a strong correlation (Standardized B: 0.40, p-value: 0.017). Higher comorbidity severity, led to higher craniofacial pain score. Comorbidity severity and baseline catastrophizing predicted a better response to treatment for craniofacial pain improvements at short and long term (R<sup>2</sup> .22, p-value : 0.009 and R<sup>2</sup> .19, p-value: 0.02 respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides insight into the prevention and clinical management of chronic pain related to TMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of group virtual exercise on people with Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial. 集体虚拟运动对帕金森病患者的影响:随机对照试验。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-27 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2420015
Sarah C Fishel, Megan E Hotchkiss, Christine A McNamara, Kaitlyn M Sevilla, Samantha A Brown
{"title":"Effect of group virtual exercise on people with Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Sarah C Fishel, Megan E Hotchkiss, Christine A McNamara, Kaitlyn M Sevilla, Samantha A Brown","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2420015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2024.2420015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>For people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD), high-intensity exercise in individual or group format can improve function and quality of life (QoL). Individualized virtual exercise programs have been effective for people with PD, but the feasibility and impact of group exercise in the virtual format has not been investigated.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the effect of individual and group virtual exercise on functional mobility and QoL for PwPD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty PwPD were randomized to individualized (<i>n</i> = 10) or group (<i>n</i> = 10) virtual exercise 2 times per week for 8 weeks. Exercises were multi-dimensional, and intensity was monitored with a wrist-worn heart rate (HR) monitor. Outcomes were assessed before and after the program, including standing balance, gait speed, gait endurance, motor function, QoL, and self-efficacy. Within-and between-group changes were analyzed using a mixed model analysis of variance (ANOVA) and nonparametric tests were used for analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants attended over 75% of scheduled sessions. Within-group analysis showed statistically significant improvements in Five Times Sit-to-Stand (<i>p</i> < .01), mini-BESTest (<i>p</i> = .03), comfortable (<i>p</i> < .01) and fast gait speeds (<i>p</i> = .02), and gait endurance (<i>p</i> < .01) with large effect sizes (partial eta squared > 0.25). There were no statistically significant differences between groups on any outcomes (<i>p</i> > .09). In more than 70% of sessions, participants reached an exercise intensity ≥ 65% HR maximum.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This high-intensity, virtual exercise program was safe and effective at improving balance and functional mobility for community-dwelling PwPD in individual and group format. Virtual exercise programs, either in an individual or group format, can increase access to high-quality programs for PwPD.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Comparing selective and general hamstring stretching and strengthening for pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis and varus deformity: A randomized clinical trial. 比较选择性腿筋拉伸和一般性腿筋拉伸与强化对原发性膝关节骨性关节炎和膝关节屈曲畸形患者的疼痛、残疾和生活质量的影响:随机临床试验。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2415966
Hamed Mamipour, Hossein Negahban, Afsaneh Zeinalzadeh, Mohammad Hosein Ebrahimzadeh, Salman Nazary-Moghadam
{"title":"Comparing selective and general hamstring stretching and strengthening for pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis and varus deformity: A randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Hamed Mamipour, Hossein Negahban, Afsaneh Zeinalzadeh, Mohammad Hosein Ebrahimzadeh, Salman Nazary-Moghadam","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2415966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2024.2415966","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A combination of hamstring stretching and strengthening exercises may benefit patients with knee osteoarthritis by promoting pain relief and disability improvement.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The current study aimed to compare the effects of lateral hamstring strengthening and medial hamstring stretching with general hamstring stretching and general hamstring strengthening on pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis and varus deformity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to two groups: a general hamstring strengthening group (14 women, 6 men) and a selective hamstring strengthening group (16 women, 4 men). In the general hamstring strengthening group, participants performed hamstring stretching and strengthening exercises broadly. In contrast, the selective hamstring strengthening group specifically targeted lateral hamstring strengthening and medial hamstring stretching. The treatment program was conducted three times a week for 4 weeks. Pain and disability levels were evaluated before and after treatment using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), quality of life was assessed using the Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality of Life (OAKHQOL) questionnaire, and physical activity levels were determined using the Tegner activity scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both groups demonstrated significant improvement in all outcomes except for the quality of life subscale of the KOOS questionnaire (<i>p</i> = .98) in the general hamstring strengthening group. However, the selective hamstring strengthening group exhibited greater improvements in symptoms (<i>p</i> = .02, effect size (d) = 0.92) and pain subscales (<i>p</i> = .01, d = 0.80) according to the KOOS questionnaire. Additionally, the pain subscale (<i>p</i> = .02, d = 0.79) of the OAKHQOL questionnaire exhibited greater improvements in the selective hamstring strengthening group. Tegner activity scale scores significantly improved in both groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Strengthening the lateral hamstring and stretching the medial hamstring muscles seem to be beneficial for reducing pain in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis and varus deformity. Attention to stabilization in frontal and horizontal planes in the knee joint might be better than simply evaluating the joint in the sagittal plane.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142478263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Physiotherapists' perspectives on factors affecting the scope of in-home palliative care treatments: a qualitative study. 物理治疗师对影响居家姑息关怀治疗范围的因素的看法:一项定性研究。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2414111
Anat Woldman, Hadass Goldblatt, Michal Elboim-Gabyzon
{"title":"Physiotherapists' perspectives on factors affecting the scope of in-home palliative care treatments: a qualitative study.","authors":"Anat Woldman, Hadass Goldblatt, Michal Elboim-Gabyzon","doi":"10.1080/09593985.2024.2414111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2024.2414111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Physiotherapy has demonstrated significant benefits in enhancing quality of life and managing symptoms of people in need of palliative care (PC). Despite these benefits, palliative physiotherapy is infrequently integrated into community-based care, where most PC services are delivered. The limited prevalence of these treatments highlights the need to explore the factors influencing their delivery in home settings.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study‎ aimed to elucidate the factors that influence the scope of occasional in-home palliative physiotherapists' interventions as perceived by the physiotherapists who provide these treatments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative study was conducted, involving 15 physiotherapists (nine women and six men), all employed by a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), who typically work in community-based clinics but occasionally provide palliative physiotherapy treatments outside of their regular working hours. Data were collected via in-depth, semi-structured interviews, using an interview guide and analyzed using reflective thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Two main themes emerged: (1) External factors influencing the scope of palliative physiotherapy treatments. These include patients' characteristics and their disposition toward palliative physiotherapy treatments, family dynamics amongst each other and with the physiotherapists, and interactions of the physiotherapists with the palliative multidisciplinary team; (2) Physiotherapists‎'‎ inclination to provide PC treatments. This theme encompasses the physiotherapists' knowledge, role perception, emotional experiences, and coping strategies during the provision of PC.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>External and personal factors shape the scope of in-home PC treatments. Improving communication and addressing emotional challenges and coping strategies could enhance care delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":48699,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Theory and Practice","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142478266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Integrating physiotherapy into primary health care in Italy: qualitative focus group study examining perspectives of involved professionals. 意大利将物理治疗纳入初级医疗保健:焦点小组定性研究,探讨相关专业人员的观点。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-14 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2414242
Matteo Paci, Andrea Quercioli, Samuele Natali, Lapo Bianchi, Elisa Buonandi, Laura Rosiello, Sandra Moretti
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