Factors Influencing the Use of Outcome Measures for Patients with Low Back Pain: A Survey of Nigerian Physiotherapists  

作　　者：Christian Arinze Okonkwo Peter Olanrewaju Ibikunle Joseph Onuwa Umunnah Kenneth Umezulike Ani Gloria Ukamaka Mgbeojedo Peter Agba Awhen Christian Arinze Okonkwo;Peter Olanrewaju Ibikunle;Joseph Onuwa Umunnah;Kenneth Umezulike Ani;Gloria Ukamaka Mgbeojedo;Peter Agba Awhen(Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Anambra State, Nigeria;Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria;Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria)

机构地区：[1]Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Anambra State, Nigeria [2]Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria [3]Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

出　　处：《Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation》2020年第3期83-97,共15页康复医学（英文）

摘　　要：<strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Low back pain is one of the important patients’ presenting</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> complain that requires expert management from the physiotherapists. Yet no work was available for reference on the use of outcome measures for its e</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">valuation by Nigeria physiotherapists. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This study, therefore, investigated the outcome measures used by Nigerian physiotherapists</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">valuate patients with Low Back Pain and the fac</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tors that influenced their use. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A survey questionnaire was posted to 306 randomly selected mem</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">- </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">bers</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP). Data were analyzed using f</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">requency, percentages, mean, ANOVA, and Pearson’s Chi</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">square. P</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">val</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ue was placed at 0.05. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 52.9% of the respondents (221) used a pain visual analog scale. Only 36.1% used LBP</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">specific clin<strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Low back pain is one of the important patients’ presenting</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> complain that requires expert management from the physiotherapists. Yet no work was available for reference on the use of outcome measures for its e</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">valuation by Nigeria physiotherapists. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This study, therefore, investigated the outcome measures used by Nigerian physiotherapists</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">valuate patients with Low Back Pain and the fac</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tors that influenced their use. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A survey questionnaire was posted to 306 randomly selected mem</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">- </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">bers</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP). Data were analyzed using f</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">requency, percentages, mean, ANOVA, and Pearson’s Chi</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">square. P</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">val</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ue was placed at 0.05. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 52.9% of the respondents (221) used a pain visual analog scale. Only 36.1% used LBP</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">specific clin

关 键 词：Outcome Measures Factors Influencing Their Use Low Back Pain Patients Nigeria Physiotherapists 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]