Department of Physiotherapy, Federal Medical Center, Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria.
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
J Asthma. 2022 Mar;59(3):597-606. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1868500. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
The study aimed to determine the knowledge and current practices of Nigerian physiotherapists on the physical activity and exercise training in the rehabilitation of patients with asthma and to determine if any difference exists between novice and expert professionals.
This was designed as a cross-sectional study. A total of 311 practicing physiotherapists in Nigeria participated in the study. An electronic questionnaire comprising 34 semi-structured questions with three domains; personal information, knowledge, and current practices, was used to collect data throughout 4-months. Data were analyzed using a pragmatist paradigm.
Out of the physiotherapists, 51.8% ( = 161) had postgraduate degrees, 46.9% ( = 146) had bachelor's degrees, and 1.3% ( = 4) had a doctor of physiotherapy degrees. The result also indicates that 45.3% ( = 141) of the physiotherapists had insufficient knowledge about asthma, and 39.5% ( = 123) were not using current clinical practice in the rehabilitation of patients with asthma. The results also indicate that expert physiotherapist has more knowledge and also uses current practices when compared to novice physiotherapist.
Even though expert physiotherapists have better knowledge and current practices when compared to the novice physiotherapists, the overall outcomes indicate that Nigerian physiotherapists had insufficient knowledge about asthma and were not using current clinical practice in the rehabilitation of patients with asthma.
本研究旨在确定尼日利亚物理治疗师在哮喘患者康复中的体力活动和运动训练方面的知识和当前实践，并确定新手和专家专业人员之间是否存在差异。
本研究设计为横断面研究。共有 311 名在尼日利亚执业的物理治疗师参与了这项研究。使用了一个包含 34 个半结构化问题的电子问卷，分为三个领域：个人信息、知识和当前实践，在 4 个月内收集数据。使用实用主义范式进行数据分析。
在物理治疗师中，51.8%（=161）具有研究生学位，46.9%（=146）具有学士学位，1.3%（=4）具有物理治疗博士学位。结果还表明，45.3%（=141）的物理治疗师对哮喘的了解不足，39.5%（=123）在哮喘患者的康复中未采用当前的临床实践。结果还表明，与新手物理治疗师相比，专家物理治疗师具有更多的知识并且还采用当前的实践。
尽管与新手物理治疗师相比，专家物理治疗师具有更好的知识和当前实践，但总体结果表明，尼日利亚物理治疗师对哮喘的了解不足，并且在哮喘患者的康复中未采用当前的临床实践。
