Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia; Health Rehabilitation Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Health Rehabilitation Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 Aug;60:102573. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102573. Epub 2022 May 1.
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) provides a coherent biopsychosocial view of health states. The ICF Core Sets were developed to facilitate and encourage the use of the ICF in clinical practice and research.
To examine the level of knowledge and use of the ICF and ICF Core Sets for musculoskeletal conditions among Saudi physical therapists.
Cross-sectional study.
We approached Saudi physical therapists (PTs) involved in managing patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Data were collected through an electronic survey consisting of multiple-choice questions related to the knowledge of the ICF, general ICF Core Sets and ICF Core Sets for musculoskeletal conditions.
A total of 203 PTs participated in this study. Seventy percent of PTs knew about the meaning of ICF, but only 33% recognized aspects of the ICF. For the osteoarthritis (OA) ICF Core Set, 71.9% had poor knowledge, and for the low back pain (LBP) ICF Core Set, 61.8% had poor knowledge.
The Saudi PTs surveyed in this study had a good level of knowledge about the meaning of the ICF; however, this knowledge appeared to be limited when they were asked about aspects of the ICF. They had poor knowledge of musculoskeletal ICF Core Sets but seemed to be more familiar with the LBP ICF Core Set compared to the OA ICF Core Set.
《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》（ICF）提供了一个连贯的健康状况的生物心理社会视角。制定《国际功能、残疾和健康分类核心组合》是为了促进和鼓励在临床实践和研究中使用 ICF。
调查沙特物理治疗师对肌肉骨骼疾病的 ICF 和 ICF 核心组合的了解程度和使用情况。
横断面研究。
我们联系了参与管理肌肉骨骼疾病患者的沙特物理治疗师（PTs）。通过一项电子调查收集数据，该调查包括与 ICF 知识、一般 ICF 核心组合和肌肉骨骼疾病 ICF 核心组合相关的多项选择题。
共有 203 名 PT 参与了这项研究。70%的 PT 知道 ICF 的含义，但只有 33%的人认识到 ICF 的某些方面。对于骨关节炎（OA）ICF 核心组合，71.9%的人知识较差，对于下腰痛（LBP）ICF 核心组合，61.8%的人知识较差。
在这项研究中接受调查的沙特 PT 对 ICF 的含义有很好的了解；然而，当被问及 ICF 的某些方面时，他们的知识似乎有限。他们对肌肉骨骼 ICF 核心组合的了解较差，但与 OA ICF 核心组合相比，他们似乎更熟悉 LBP ICF 核心组合。
