Mohamed Muftah Alzaabi Fatima Sultan, Bairapareddy Kalyana Chakravarthy, Alaparthi Gopala Krishna, Hegazy Fatma
Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2022 Jun 17;16:1477-1486. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S363312. eCollection 2022.
Physiotherapy is an essential component of paediatric burn treatment. Children are admitted to the paediatric burn unit with their caregivers who play a vital role in supporting the child's post-burn physiotherapy management.
The objective of the study is to determine caregivers' attitudes on physiotherapy treatment for children with burns in the UAE. This study focused on the caregiver's perspective on five important domains: caregiver's knowledge, burden, attitude, adherence to physiotherapy exercise program, and caregiver's satisfaction.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using self-administered questionnaire. Fifty caregivers were eligible to participate in the study. The analyses of the survey responses were done using SPSS software. Descriptive analysis and correlation statistics were used to present the data.
The caregiver participants in the study reported to have reasonably good knowledge about the paediatric burns care (13.62 ± 3.49) and had a positive attitude towards the physiotherapy treatment provided to the children with the burn injuries (9.41 ± 1.56). The adherence to the prescribed exercise regimen of physiotherapy sessions was found to be good (11.88 ± 1.50) but were overburdened with the caregiving tasks (21.42 ± 11.62). The study demonstrated very high levels of satisfaction among the caregivers with the physiotherapy treatment sessions provided to the children (13.4 ± 1.83).
Caregiver attitude regarding physiotherapy management was overall positive; caregivers were well aware of the importance of physiotherapy and have reported high levels of satisfaction with the paediatric burn physiotherapy management.
物理治疗是小儿烧伤治疗的重要组成部分。儿童与他们的照顾者一起入住小儿烧伤病房，照顾者在支持儿童烧伤后的物理治疗管理中发挥着至关重要的作用。
本研究的目的是确定阿联酋照顾者对小儿烧伤物理治疗的态度。本研究聚焦于照顾者在五个重要方面的观点：照顾者的知识、负担、态度、对物理治疗锻炼计划的依从性以及照顾者的满意度。
采用自填式问卷进行描述性横断面研究。五十名照顾者符合参与本研究的条件。使用SPSS软件对调查回复进行分析。采用描述性分析和相关性统计来呈现数据。
参与研究的照顾者报告称对小儿烧伤护理有相当好的了解（13.62±3.49），并且对为烧伤儿童提供的物理治疗持积极态度（9.41±1.56）。发现对规定的物理治疗疗程锻炼方案的依从性良好（11.88±1.50），但照顾任务负担过重（21.42±11.62）。研究表明照顾者对为儿童提供的物理治疗疗程非常满意（13.4±1.83）。
照顾者对物理治疗管理的态度总体上是积极的；照顾者充分意识到物理治疗的重要性，并报告对小儿烧伤物理治疗管理非常满意。
