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Current clinical practices of Saudi physiotherapists in stroke rehabilitation.
Salem F Alatawi
University of Tabuk
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Background Physiotherapy seems to play an important role in stroke rehabilitation. Physiotherapist’s ability to assume responsibility for translating rehabilitation programmes to real clinical practice appeared to be one of the most important concept of stroke management.Objective This paper aims to investigate the current practice of Saudi Arabian physiotherapists working with patients diagnosed with stroke.
Method An on-line questionnaire is designed by focusing physiotherapists who are working with stroke rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia during August-October 2019 was used. Questionnaire is consisted of 7 sections with 40 items that are related to stroke rehabilitation such as treatment approach, aim of treatment, pertaining to tone facilitation of movement, function and motor rehabilitation. Quantitative data analysis was conducted by using SPSS.
Results Questionnaire survey was distributed among 287 physiotherapists; out of them 197 participants have returned completed questionnaires (68.6%). Based on the results analysed it is shown that physiotherapists preferred Bobath/NDT approach (77.66%), followed by PNF/Brunnstorm (63.45%) and Constrained induced movement therapy (25.38%), respectively. Despite of the fact that respondents have agreed on different treatment approaches; however, there is variation observed between participants in some sections of the survey. Thus, it is highlighted that the developed interventions in stroke rehabilitation are still considered as controversial and inconclusive as variations are observed in between patients’ groups and outcome measures.
Conclusion Variation has been observed in between therapists while treatment application approaches in stroke rehabilitation. Future studies might focus on the investigation of how and why practitioners use or do not use evidence in this area.
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Saudi Arabia, Physio/Physical therapy, Stroke rehabilitation, Survey
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Research article
Current clinical practices of Saudi physiotherapists in stroke rehabilitation.
Salem F Alatawi
University of Tabuk
Corresponding Author
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Background Physiotherapy seems to play an important role in stroke rehabilitation. Physiotherapist’s ability to assume responsibility for translating rehabilitation programmes to real clinical practice appeared to be one of the most important concept of stroke management.Objective This paper aims to investigate the current practice of Saudi Arabian physiotherapists working with patients diagnosed with stroke.
Method An on-line questionnaire is designed by focusing physiotherapists who are working with stroke rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia during August-October 2019 was used. Questionnaire is consisted of 7 sections with 40 items that are related to stroke rehabilitation such as treatment approach, aim of treatment, pertaining to tone facilitation of movement, function and motor rehabilitation. Quantitative data analysis was conducted by using SPSS.
Results Questionnaire survey was distributed among 287 physiotherapists; out of them 197 participants have returned completed questionnaires (68.6%). Based on the results analysed it is shown that physiotherapists preferred Bobath/NDT approach (77.66%), followed by PNF/Brunnstorm (63.45%) and Constrained induced movement therapy (25.38%), respectively. Despite of the fact that respondents have agreed on different treatment approaches; however, there is variation observed between participants in some sections of the survey. Thus, it is highlighted that the developed interventions in stroke rehabilitation are still considered as controversial and inconclusive as variations are observed in between patients’ groups and outcome measures.
Conclusion Variation has been observed in between therapists while treatment application approaches in stroke rehabilitation. Future studies might focus on the investigation of how and why practitioners use or do not use evidence in this area.
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