scholarly journals Using Expert Consensus to Develop a Tool to Assess Physical Therapists’ Knowledge, Skills, and Judgement in Performing Airway Suctioning

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Miller ◽  
Dina Brooks ◽  
Brenda Mori
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Expert Consensus ◽  
Airway Suctioning

scholarly journals Motivational Strategies for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Delphi Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Oyake ◽  
Makoto Suzuki ◽  
Yokei Otaka ◽  
Kimito Momose ◽  
Satoshi Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Study ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Patient Adherence ◽  
Delphi Survey ◽  
Expert Consensus ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Types Of Information

AbstractBackground and PurposeAlthough various strategies are used to motivate patients during rehabilitation, consensus regarding the optimal motivational strategies for stroke rehabilitation has not been established. Expert consensus may aid rehabilitation professionals in effectively utilizing motivational strategies to produce the most beneficial outcome for their patients. The primary purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive list of effective motivational strategies based on consensus among rehabilitation experts, generated using the Delphi technique. In addition, we sought to identify the types of information that are important when selecting motivational strategies.MethodsA total of 198 rehabilitation experts participated in a three-round Delphi survey. The rehabilitation experts included physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language-hearing therapists who had worked in stroke rehabilitation for at least five years. Panelists were asked to rate the effectiveness of motivational strategies and to rate the importance of different types of information using a 5-point Likert scale. Consensus was defined as having been reached for items with an interquartile range of 1 or less.ResultsA total of 116 experts (58.6%) completed the third round of the Delphi survey. Consensus was reached on all of the 26 presented strategies. Seven strategies, such as control of task difficulty and goal setting, were considered to be very effective in increasing patient motivation. In addition, all 11 of the presented types of information were deemed very important or important in determining which motivational strategies to use.ConclusionsWe generated a list of effective motivational strategies for stroke rehabilitation based on expert consensus. Our results suggest that experts consider a comprehensive range of patient information when choosing motivational strategies. These findings represent a group of consensus-based recommendations for increasing patient adherence to stroke rehabilitation programs, which may be beneficial to many medical professionals working in stroke rehabilitation.

Evidence-based Practice regarding knowledge, attitude and perceived barriers of Mangalore Physical Therapists: A Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 7056-7063
Author(s):  
Vineel P ◽  
Gopala Krishna Alaparthi ◽  
Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy ◽  
Sampath Kumar Amaravadi
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
The Individual

  Evidence-based Practice is defined as usage of current best evidence which is conscientious, explicit and judicious in deciding on the care of the individual. It is one of the vital decision-making processes in the medical profession. Though India is renowned as a center for medical education, there is scarcity regarding the literature on evidence-based practice. The survey aims to identify the prevalence of evidence-based practice among the physical therapists of Mangalore. The study protocol submitted to scientific research committee and Ethical institutional committee, K.M.C. Mangalore Manipal University. On approval, the questionnaire had been distributed among the physical therapists of Mangalore through mails and in the written form. The questionnaire consists of questions divided into eight sections: 1) consent form 2) current practice status; 3) demographic data; 4) behavior; 5) previous knowledge of E.B.P. resources; 6) skills and available resources; 7) Opinions regarding E.B.P.; 8)Perceived barriers regarding E.B.P. The emails were sent through Google forms to all the physical therapists, and hard copies were distributed among the selected physical therapists. The response rate for the emails was 13.1%. The response collected through hard copies was 178, whereas total hard copies distributed was 320, the participants rejected some due to lack of interest. In total, including emails and hard copy questionnaire 205 was the response rate in which all were practicing physical therapy as their primary profession. The findings of the study will pave the way to identify the status of evidence-based practice as well as help in designing promotional programmers for evidence-based practice.

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