TY  - JOUR
A1  - Onyeso, Ogochukwu Kelechi
A1  - Umunnah, Joseph O.
A1  - Ezema, Charles Ikechukwu
A1  - Balogun, Joseph A.
A1  - Uchenwoke, Chigozie I.
A1  - Nwankwo, Maduabuchukwu Joseph
A1  - Oke, Kayode Israel
A1  - Bello, Bashir
A1  - Nwosu, Ifeoma Blessing
A1  - Adje, Mishael
T1  - An evaluation of the nature and level of musculoskeletal imaging training in physiotherapy educational programmes in Nigeria
T2  - BMC Medical Education
N2  - Background: Deficiency in musculoskeletal imaging (MI) education will pose a great challenge to physiotherapists in clinical decision making in this era of first-contact physiotherapy practices in many developed and developing countries. This study evaluated the nature and the level of MI training received by physiotherapists who graduate from Nigerian universities.

Methods: An online version of the previously validated Physiotherapist Musculoskeletal Imaging Profiling Questionnaire (PMIPQ) was administered to all eligible physiotherapists identified through the database of the Medical Rehabilitation Therapist Board of Nigeria. Data were obtained on demographics, nature, and level of training on MI procedures using the PMIPQ. Logistic regression, Friedman’s analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for the statistical analysis of collected data.

Results: The results (n = 400) showed that only 10.0% of the respondents had a stand-alone entry-level course in MI, 92.8% did not have any MI placement during their clinical internship, and 67.3% had never attended a MI workshop. There was a significant difference in the level of training received across MI procedures [χ2 (15) = 1285.899; p = 0.001]. However, there was no significant difference in the level of MI training across institutions of entry-level programme (p = 0.36). The study participants with transitional Doctor of Physiotherapy education were better trained in MI than their counterparts with a bachelor’s degree only (p = 0.047).

Conclusions: Most physiotherapy programmes in Nigeria did not include a specific MI module; imaging instructions were mainly provided through clinical science courses. The overall self-reported level of MI training among the respondents was deficient. It is recommended that stand-alone MI education should be introduced in the early part of the entry-level physiotherapy curriculum.
KW  - clinical decision making
KW  - curriculum
KW  - diagnostics imaging
KW  - doctor of physical therapy
KW  - education
KW  - musculoskeletal system
KW  - physiotherapy
KW  - Medizinische Ausbildung
KW  - Studium
KW  - Universität
KW  - Physikalische Therapie
KW  - Physiotherapeut
KW  - Bildgebendes Verfahren
KW  - Bewegungsapparat
KW  - Nigeria
Y1  - 2020
UR  - https://hst.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/265
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:tr5-2656
VL  - 20
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
PB  - BMC
ER  -