Department of Medicine and Health Science Vincenzo Tiberio, University of Molise c/o Cardarelli Hospital, C/da Tappino, 86100, Campobasso, Italy.
IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166, Rome, Italy.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024 Apr 4;25(1):265. doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07400-6.
The prevalence and cost of musculoskeletal diseases increased dramatically over the past few decades. Therefore, several institutions have begun to re-evaluate the quality of their musculoskeletal educational paths. However, current standardized questionnaires inadequately assess musculoskeletal knowledge, and other musculoskeletal-specific exams have limitations in implementation. The musculoskeletal 30-question multiple choice questionnaire (MSK-30) was proposed as a new tool for assessing basic musculoskeletal knowledge.
To analyse basic musculoskeletal knowledge in a sample of Italian physiotherapists by administering the MSK-30 questionnaire.
After a transcultural adaptation process, the MSK-30 was developed and administered to Italian physiotherapists to assess their musculoskeletal knowledge. Participants were invited to participate in the survey via the SurveyMonkey link. Mann-Whitney test and the Kruskal-Wallis test with Bonferroni correction were used to observe the differences between groups in the MSK-30 scores.
Four hundred-fourteen (n=414) physiotherapists participated in the survey. The median MSK-30 value was higher in physiotherapists who attended the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists postgraduate certification than in those who attended unstructured postgraduate training in musculoskeletal condition or in those who had not completed any postgraduate training in this field (p<0.001).
This work demonstrates significant differences in the management of musculoskeletal disorders between those with specific postgraduate university education and those without. The findings can contribute to the advancement of the physiotherapy profession in Italy. Authors recommend further research with more robust methodologies to deeper understand this topic. Musculoskeletal conditions will continue to represent a significant portion of primary care visits, and future generations of physiotherapists must be prepared to address this challenge.
在过去几十年中，肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率和成本急剧上升。因此，一些机构已经开始重新评估其肌肉骨骼教育路径的质量。然而，目前的标准化问卷不能充分评估肌肉骨骼知识，其他肌肉骨骼特定的考试在实施方面存在局限性。肌肉骨骼 30 题多项选择问卷（MSK-30）被提议作为评估基本肌肉骨骼知识的新工具。
通过管理 MSK-30 问卷，分析意大利物理治疗师样本中的基本肌肉骨骼知识。
经过跨文化适应过程后，开发了 MSK-30 并分发给意大利物理治疗师，以评估他们的肌肉骨骼知识。参与者被邀请通过 SurveyMonkey 链接参与调查。使用 Mann-Whitney 检验和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验（带有 Bonferroni 校正）来观察 MSK-30 分数在组间的差异。
共有 414 名物理治疗师参加了调查。在参加国际骨科矫形物理治疗师研究生认证课程的物理治疗师中，MSK-30 的中位数较高，而在参加肌肉骨骼状况非结构化研究生培训或未完成任何该领域研究生培训的物理治疗师中则较低（p<0.001）。
这项工作表明，在肌肉骨骼疾病管理方面，具有特定研究生大学教育的人与没有这种教育的人之间存在显著差异。研究结果可以为意大利物理治疗专业的发展做出贡献。作者建议进一步开展具有更稳健方法的研究，以更深入地了解这一主题。肌肉骨骼疾病将继续占初级保健就诊的很大一部分，未来几代物理治疗师必须准备好应对这一挑战。
