Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2023-03-29DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0028
Lissa Pacheco-Brousseau, Stéphane Poitras, Sarah Ben Amor, François Desmeules, Alda Kiss, Dawn Stacey
{"title":"Hip and Knee Total Joint Arthroplasty Online Resources for Patients and Health Care Professionals: A Canadian Environmental Scan.","authors":"Lissa Pacheco-Brousseau, Stéphane Poitras, Sarah Ben Amor, François Desmeules, Alda Kiss, Dawn Stacey","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0028","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To appraise the quality of publicly available online Canadian resources for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis considering total joint arthroplasty (TJA) and health care professionals participating in TJA decision-making processes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An environmental scan. Two independent authors appraised: a) patient resources against the International Patient Decision Aids Standards (IPDAS) criteria and the Patient Education Material Evaluation Tool (PEMAT); and b) health care professional resources against six appropriateness criteria for TJA and eight elements of shared decision-making. Analysis was descriptive.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 84 included resources, 71 were for patients, 11 for health care professionals, and 2 for both. For patient resources, the median number of IPDAS defining criteria met was 2 of 7, median PEMAT understandability score was 83%, and median PEMAT actionability score was 60%. For health care professional resources, the median number of appropriateness criteria was 3 of 6, and the median number of shared decision-making elements was 3 of 8.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Only four of 73 patient resources were structured to help patients consider their options and reach a decision based on their preferences. Health care professional resources were limited to traditional criteria for determining TJA appropriateness (evidence of osteoarthritis, use of conservative treatments) and poorly met key elements of shared decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":" ","pages":"269-281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12392839/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43515344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducing a Clinical Practice Guideline in Physiotherapy to Address Sexuality in Adults with a Neuromuscular Disorder.","authors":"Isabelle Fisette-Paulhus, Mélanie Morin, Julie Fortin, Cynthia Gagnon","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0005","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We present the development and the key elements of a clinical practice guideline (CPG) in physiotherapy aiming to address sexuality, more specifically impairments and limitations that can interfere with sexual activity in adults with a neuromuscular disorder (NMD).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The CPG was based on the Rare Knowledge Mining Methodological Framework (RKMMF) and included a literature review, consultation with physiotherapists, and validation by an interdisciplinary team. The EX-PLISSIT (extended, permission, limited information, specific suggestions, intensive therapy) model and the Competency Profile for physiotherapists in Canada were also used as frameworks to divide the CPG into sections. Here, we present the methodology for the CPG development and key elements related to physiotherapy assessment and treatment related to sexual activity in people with NMDs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>An extensive CPG was developed through a literature review, consultations, and a validation process. A total of 75 articles were included in the review. Twelve physiotherapists and four health professionals reviewed the CPG. Physiotherapists should address the following in their assessment: relationships; assistance required during sexual activity; urinary, vaginal, or anorectal symptoms; erectile dysfunction; pain; fatigue; and the impact of the NMD on sexuality. Interventions can target physical activity, positioning, muscle weakness, fatigue, decreased range of motion, erectile dysfunction, sensitivity disorders, lubrication, pain, incontinence, and cardiorespiratory implications.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CPG promotes the importance of addressing sexuality and proposes different interventions that physiotherapists should integrate into their practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":" ","pages":"259-268"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12392825/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48497401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0135-cc
Prashna Singh
{"title":"Commentary on Schertzer et al.<sup>1</sup>.","authors":"Prashna Singh","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0135-cc","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0135-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 2","pages":"218-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078253/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-76-2
Shirley Quach
{"title":"What's Next in MHealth Apps in Rehabilitation: Re-Directing Our Attention to Evaluating Quality.","authors":"Shirley Quach","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-76-2","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2023-76-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 2","pages":"157-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078248/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0027-cc
Mark Hall
{"title":"Commentary on Spadoni et al.<sup>1</sup>.","authors":"Mark Hall","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0027-cc","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0027-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 2","pages":"236-237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078251/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-76-2.fr
Shirley Quach
{"title":"Que nous réservent les applis de santé mobile en réadaptation – se concentrer sur l’évaluation de la qualité.","authors":"Shirley Quach","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-76-2.fr","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2023-76-2.fr","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 2","pages":"160-162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078243/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0038-cc
Blake Lawrence
{"title":"Commentary on Webber et al.<sup>1</sup>.","authors":"Blake Lawrence","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0038-cc","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0038-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 2","pages":"230-231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078245/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-76.2-cochrane
{"title":"What Does Cochrane Say About Cardiac Rehabilitation?","authors":"","doi":"10.3138/ptc-76.2-cochrane","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-76.2-cochrane","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 2","pages":"238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078239/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0019-cc
Jenny Setchell, Megan H Ross
{"title":"Commentary on Ravi et al.<sup>1</sup>.","authors":"Jenny Setchell, Megan H Ross","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0019-cc","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2022-0019-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 2","pages":"197-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078250/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2024-05-08eCollection Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0135
Katarina Schertzer, Jenna Belitzky, Cassandra Conboy, Hitesh Joshi, Kirsten Harvey, Gabriela Suarez Hondal, Erin Miller, Sunita Mathur, Lisa Wickerson
{"title":"Physiotherapists' Adoption and Perceptions of Tele-Rehabilitation for Cardiorespiratory Care in Response to COVID-19.","authors":"Katarina Schertzer, Jenna Belitzky, Cassandra Conboy, Hitesh Joshi, Kirsten Harvey, Gabriela Suarez Hondal, Erin Miller, Sunita Mathur, Lisa Wickerson","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0135","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The use of tele-rehabilitation as a mode for physiotherapy services was widely implemented following the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study explored the perceived value and experiences of physiotherapists relating to tele-rehabilitation for cardiorespiratory care.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with physiotherapists who provided tele-rehabilitation to adults with cardiorespiratory conditions between March 11 and December 31, 2020. Interviews were analyzed using conventional content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven participants were interviewed; six practising solely in pulmonary rehabilitation and one practising in both pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation. Three major themes emerged: (1) the pandemic presented unique challenges to implementing tele-rehabilitation while exacerbating previous challenges inherent with virtual care, (2) tele-rehabilitation use during the pandemic was deemed as equally effective in quality of care and patient adherence when compared to in-person services, and (3) tele-rehabilitation had significant value during the pandemic and has potential as an alternative delivery model post pandemic.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite the inherent challenges, tele-rehabilitation was endorsed by participants as a suitable and effective alternative to care delivery and holds promise as a post-pandemic delivery model. Further evaluation is needed to support and optimize tele-rehabilitation use in physiotherapy practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"1 1","pages":"211-217"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078246/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41449222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}