TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mbada, Chidozie Emmanuel
A1  - Onigbinde, Omotola Adam
A1  - Oyewole, Olufemi Oyeleye
A1  - Binuyo, Overcomer Temiloluwa
A1  - Gebrye, Tadesse
A1  - Egwu, Michael Ogbonnia
A1  - Karstens, Sven
A1  - Fatoye, Francis
T1  - Professional practice profile, treatment preferences, and the bases for clinical, educational, and research among Nigerian physiotherapists
T2  - Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy
N2  - Background: Physiotherapy education and practice have country-specific peculiarities which may limit globalization in health care. This study aimed to characterize physiotherapy practice and treatment preferences, educational qualifications, and research in Nigeria, with a view of providing vital information for transnational integration and collaboration.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 104 Nigerian physiotherapists was conducted. The Physical Therapy Practice Questionnaire and a self-developed proforma were used as survey tools.

Results: The mean age of respondents was 33.5 ± 9.4 years. About two-fifth of all respondents (39.4%) had an MSc and mostly practice as clinicians (51.0%) in teaching hospitals (34.6%). The respondents were mostly involved in general practice (50.0%), with a caseload of 1–10 patients per day (67.3%). Soft tissue mobilization (83%), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (76%), breathing exercises (77%), and transcutaneous electrical neuromuscular stimulation (83%) were commonly used. Respondents were familiar databases and evidence-based resources (81.2%) and mostly utilize PubMed (73.3%). Regular case conferences with professional colleagues (47.6%) and treatment planning of between 11 and 30 min (40.6%) were common. Educators spend 1–3 h planning educational work (91.8%). Clinical decision-making is mostly based on professional experience, while journals are the primary resource for educational information.

Conclusion: Physiotherapy practice in Nigeria is degree based and requires registration board’s licensure. Practitioners deal with a high caseload and utilize a wide range of techniques and modalities and have tendencies to utilize personal experience and research in making clinical decisions. The parity in education and practice with advanced climes inadvertently gives physiotherapy practice in Nigeria a global purview.
KW  - Professional practice
KW  - Profile
KW  - Treatment preferences
KW  - Physiotherapist
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Physikalische Therapie
KW  - Ausbildung
KW  - Studium
KW  - Berufsausübung
KW  - Nigeria
Y1  - 2023
UR  - https://hst.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1004
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:tr5-10048
VL  - 28
PB  - Springer Nature
ER  -