Svensson-Raskh A, Danielsbacka J, Fridén C, Fagevik Olsén M, Nygren-Bonnier M
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Medical unit Allied health professionals, Women's Health, and Allied Health Professional Theme, Karolinska university hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Aug 19;25(1):1108. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13164-z.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish healthcare system was challenged, and the need for knowledge regarding how to treat, rehabilitate and evaluate patients was acknowledged from healthcare professionals’ perspective. In March 2020, three clinical researchers constructed a digital platform to facilitate communication among physiotherapists at a national level in Sweden. The purpose of this study is to describe the development process of the Swedish Physiotherapy Platform (SwePPt) and further, to evaluate the need for support and knowledge for physiotherapists in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A descriptive study, containing a process evaluation based on retrospective quantitative and qualitative data from the platform, field notes, memos and a digital survey about the use of the platform.
From April 2020 to January 2023, 26 webinars were held, reaching a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 204 computers. A total of 1854 visitors registered at SwePPt. The visitors represented 20 of 21 regions of Sweden and worked in hospitals, regional or municipal primary health care, private care, and other areas. The survey was answered by 228 participants (86% female, mean 51 (9.2) years) with 98% being physiotherapists. The majority (28.9%), worked in hospitals. Material from the SwePPt was used in clinical everyday life, as reported by 89%, and 61% downloaded materials related to treatment methods (80%), assessment instruments (61%) and articles (50%) and 70% reported they shared the information with others.
The evaluation of the SwePPt discovered that the digital platform was an important source of reliable, up-to-date knowledge and was used to facilitate clinical knowledge mobilization. Furthermore, it is recommended to establish a structured approach for knowledge sharing to be prepared for future crises.
An ethical statement was registered by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority, with Dnr 2023-00040-01.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-025-13164-z.
在新冠疫情期间,瑞典医疗系统面临挑战,从医疗专业人员的角度来看,人们认识到需要了解如何治疗、康复和评估患者。2020年3月,三名临床研究人员搭建了一个数字平台,以促进瑞典全国范围内物理治疗师之间的交流。本研究的目的是描述瑞典物理治疗平台(SwePPt)的开发过程,并进一步评估新冠疫情期间瑞典物理治疗师对支持和知识的需求。
一项描述性研究,包含基于平台的回顾性定量和定性数据、现场记录、备忘录以及关于平台使用情况的数字调查的过程评估。
从2020年4月到2023年1月,共举办了26次网络研讨会,最少有25台电脑、最多有204台电脑接入。共有1854名访客在SwePPt上注册。这些访客来自瑞典21个地区中的20个,在医院、地区或市级初级医疗保健机构、私人护理机构及其他领域工作。228名参与者(86%为女性,平均年龄51(9.2)岁)回答了该调查,其中98%为物理治疗师。大多数人(28.9%)在医院工作。89%的人报告称SwePPt的资料被用于临床日常工作,61%的人下载了与治疗方法(80%)、评估工具(61%)和文章(50%)相关的资料,70%的人报告他们与他人分享了这些信息。
对SwePPt的评估发现,该数字平台是可靠、最新知识的重要来源,被用于促进临床知识传播。此外,并建议建立一种结构化的知识共享方法,为未来的危机做好准备。
瑞典伦理审查局已登记一份伦理声明,编号为Dnr 2023 - 00040 - 01。
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