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Professional practice profile, treatment preferences, and the bases for clinical, educational, and research among Nigerian physiotherapists

  • 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.

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Verfasserangaben:Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Omotola Adam Onigbinde, Olufemi Oyeleye OyewoleORCiD, Overcomer Temiloluwa Binuyo, Tadesse Gebrye, Michael Ogbonnia Egwu, Sven KarstensORCiD, Francis Fatoye
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:tr5-10048
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43161-023-00159-2
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch):Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy
Verlag:Springer Nature
Dokumentart:Wissenschaftlicher Artikel (Fachzeitschriften)
Sprache:Englisch
Datum des OPUS-Uploads:11.09.2024
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung:07.11.2023
Veröffentlichende Hochschule:Hochschule Trier
Datum der Freischaltung:11.09.2024
Freies Schlagwort / Tag:Nigeria; Physiotherapist; Professional practice; Profile; Treatment preferences
GND-Schlagwort:Physikalische Therapie; Ausbildung; Studium; Berufsausübung; Nigeria
Jahrgang:28
Aufsatznummer:45
Einrichtungen:FB Informatik + Therapiewissenschaft
DDC-Klassifikation:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit
Lizenz (Deutsch):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International