■在尼日利亚,物理治疗师将治疗性运动作为膝骨关节炎(OA)患者的核心治疗方法存在差异.物理治疗师的态度和信念可能会影响这一点。
■为了调查尼日利亚物理治疗师的知识,态度,和利用循证治疗练习。
■横断面调查和焦点小组讨论的混合方法。
■尼日利亚的二级和三级卫生机构。
■物理治疗师从选定的机构连续取样。
■参与者知识,对膝关节OA管理的循证治疗练习的态度和利用。
■这项研究表明,尼日利亚81%的物理治疗师对循证实践和治疗性锻炼在治疗膝关节OA方面的功效有相当的了解。尽管有这种公平的知识,95.3%的人态度不佳。重要的新兴类别/主题是治疗偏好,临床经验,和证据的力量。
■尼日利亚的物理治疗师对管理膝关节OA患者的循证治疗练习有相当的了解,尽管使用和当前建议之间存在不良态度和差异。
■这项研究没有得到商业或非营利组织的资助。
UNASSIGNED: In Nigeria, there is a disparity among physiotherapists regarding therapeutic exercise as a core treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The attitudes and beliefs of physiotherapists could influence this.
UNASSIGNED: To investigate Nigerian physiotherapists\' knowledge, attitude, and utilisation of evidence-based therapeutic exercises.
UNASSIGNED: A mixed-method of cross-sectional survey and focus group discussion.
UNASSIGNED: Secondary and tertiary health institutions in Nigeria.
UNASSIGNED: Physiotherapists consecutively sampled from the selected institutions.
UNASSIGNED: Participants\' knowledge, attitude and utilisation of evidence-based therapeutic exercises for the management of knee OA.
UNASSIGNED: This study revealed that 81% of physiotherapists in Nigeria had a fair knowledge of evidence-based practice and the efficacy of therapeutic exercises in managing knee OA. Despite this fair knowledge, 95.3% had a poor attitude. The important emerging categories/themes are treatment preference, clinical experience, and strength of evidence.
UNASSIGNED: Physiotherapists in Nigeria have a fair knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic exercises in managing patients with knee OA, although there is a poor attitude and disparity between the use and current recommendations.
UNASSIGNED: The research received no funding from a commercial or non-profit organisation.