Gambazza Simone, Carta Federica, Brivio Anna, Colombo Carla
Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Associazione Riabilitatori dell'Insufficienza Respiratoria (ARIR), Milano, Italy.
Arch Physiother. 2016 Jan 15;6:1. doi: 10.1186/s40945-016-0015-3. eCollection 2016.
Physiotherapists (PTs) are ideally positioned to assist patients and families with inhalation therapies through monitoring, communication and education about available therapies and their proper use; indeed aerosoltherapy management is listed as part of Italian PTs' core competence and in the core syllabus for post-graduate training in respiratory physiotherapy. The aim of this study was to outline the involvement of Italian PTs working in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) centres in the aerosol delivery practice.
Physiotherapist coordinators ( = 29) of all Italian CF centres were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey and a semi-structured questionnaire was developed and sent by e-mail.
A response rate of 69 % was achieved. The majority of participants were woman and the overall mean professional experience was twenty years. Italian PTs are involved in the aerosol delivery practice, managing education, drug-device combination, dilution and mixing of drugs.
Physiotherapists play a key role in the care of Italian CF patients; nevertheless the Italian Group of Physiotherapists might plan interventions to harmonize the aerosol delivery practice in Italian CF centres and to sustain continuing education.
物理治疗师（PTs）具备理想的条件，可通过对现有吸入疗法及其正确使用方法进行监测、沟通和教育，来协助患者及其家属进行吸入治疗；事实上，雾化治疗管理被列为意大利物理治疗师核心能力的一部分，以及呼吸物理治疗研究生培训核心教学大纲的内容。本研究的目的是概述在囊性纤维化（CF）中心工作的意大利物理治疗师在雾化给药实践中的参与情况。
邀请了所有意大利CF中心的物理治疗师协调员（n = 29）参与横断面调查，并通过电子邮件发送了一份半结构化问卷。
回复率达到69%。大多数参与者为女性，总体平均专业经验为20年。意大利物理治疗师参与雾化给药实践，负责教育、药物与装置组合、药物稀释和混合管理。
物理治疗师在意大利CF患者护理中发挥着关键作用；然而，意大利物理治疗师小组可能需要规划干预措施，以协调意大利CF中心的雾化给药实践，并支持继续教育。
