Abstract

Background

The increasing demand for physical therapy services worldwide calls for innovations to be made to meet the challenges of service delivery. However, little is known about the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of digital physical therapy among Nigerian physiotherapists. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the level of KAP of digital physical therapy among physiotherapists in Nigeria.

Methods

This cross-sectional study purposively recruited 150 Nigerian physiotherapists. Copies of modified and validated questionnaires on the KAP of digital physical therapy from a previous study were sent to registered and licensed physiotherapists via electronic survey to assess the KAP of digital physical therapy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Alpha level was set at p < 0.05.

Results

The mean age of the respondents was 29.76 ± 6.95 years. Most participants (81.3%) have a knowledge level above average, while 18.7% have below average. Furthermore, most (76.0%) of the respondents had a positive attitude toward digital physical therapy. In addition, more than two-thirds, 69.3% uses digital physical therapy platforms for physical therapy practice. Knowledge, attitude, and practice were not significantly associated with sociodemographic characteristics (p > 0.05). Furthermore, there was no significant association between knowledge, attitude, and practice (p > 0.05).

Conclusion

Many Nigerian physiotherapists demonstrated adequate knowledge, positive attitude, and good practice of digital physical therapy. However, knowledge, attitude, and practice of digital physical therapy were not influenced by sociodemographic characteristics.

Details

Title
Nigerian physiotherapists’ knowledge, attitude, and practice of digital physical therapy: a cross-sectional study
Author
Awotidebe, Taofeek Oluwole 1 ; Fasakin, Olufesola Motunrayo 2 ; Oyewole, Olufemi Oyeleye 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bello, Usman Eniola 4 ; Ademoyegun, Adekola Babatunde 5 ; Onigbinde, Ayodele Teslim 1 ; Mbada, Chidozie E. 6 ; Odunlade, Adekola John 1 ; Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji 1 

1  Obafemi Awolowo University, Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (GRID:grid.10824.3f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2183 9444) 
2  Nursing Services Department, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, USA (GRID:grid.413450.7) 
3  Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Sagamu, Nigeria (GRID:grid.412349.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1783 5880) 
4  Department of Physiotherapy, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria (GRID:grid.414821.a) 
5  Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Osogbo, Nigeria (GRID:grid.412422.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2045 3216) 
6  Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester, UK (GRID:grid.25627.34) (ISNI:0000 0001 0790 5329) 
Pages
5
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Dec 2023
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
11106611
e-ISSN
25369660
Source type
Trade Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43161-022-00118-3
ProQuest document ID
2780270958
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.