Almansour Ahmed M, Alamri Mohammed A, Alrashdi Naif Z, Miraj Mohammad
Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, AlMajmaah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physical Therapy, Specialized Clinics in Public Security, Medical Services in Public Security, Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Jul;16(Suppl 3):S2275-S2278. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_223_24. Epub 2024 Jun 7.
Sport-related concussions (SRC) are estimated to affect more than 55 million individuals annually. Physical therapists ought to have fundamental knowledge regarding the evaluation and treatment of SRC. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the physical therapists regarding SRC management in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The cross-sectional study enrolled 83 sports physical therapist who had atleast undergraduate degree and above in physical therapy from Riyadh region. The participants who worked outside the Riyadh region were excluded. A validated adopted questionnaire was used to evaluate the outcome measures.
The study showed that sport physical therapists have a good understanding and knowledge about concussions having 3.91 ± 0.98 scores on the five-point Likert scale. In addition, participants were able to recognize concussion signs and symptoms correctly; however, they felt that they lacked confidence to make a decision regarding return to play.
Our study revealed important knowledge gaps regarding the utilization of concussion severity scales, management of youth concussion, and/or the use of neurological imaging modalities for diagnosing concussion cases.
据估计，每年与运动相关的脑震荡（SRC）影响超过5500万人。物理治疗师应具备有关SRC评估和治疗的基础知识。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得物理治疗师对SRC管理的知识、态度和实践。
这项横断面研究纳入了83名来自利雅得地区、至少拥有物理治疗本科学历及以上的运动物理治疗师。排除在利雅得地区以外工作的参与者。使用经过验证的问卷来评估结果指标。
研究表明，运动物理治疗师对脑震荡有良好的理解和认识，在五点李克特量表上得分为3.91±0.98。此外，参与者能够正确识别脑震荡的体征和症状；然而，他们觉得自己缺乏就恢复比赛做出决定的信心。
我们的研究揭示了在脑震荡严重程度量表的使用、青少年脑震荡的管理和/或使用神经影像学方法诊断脑震荡病例方面存在重要的知识差距。
