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Roberts, Penelope Anne. "The practice of physiotherapy : theoretical and contextual reflections." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2000. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20795/.

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This thesis is an examination of the practice of physiotherapy, an exploration of the context within which the profession of physiotherapy developed and an identification of the theoretical frameworks within which it is practised. The experiences of physiotherapists and nurses working in particular settings at a specific point in the development of the profession provided a starting point for the study. Physiotherapy, a profession openly dependent for a significant part of its history on medicine for its practice and knowledge base, is contextualised with reference to the development of a medi

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Marice, Prior. "Professional Development of Physiotherapists Working in Long-term Care." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23414.

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The purpose of this study is to learn about the professional development practices of physiotherapists working in long-term care homes in Ontario. A survey was created based on relevant literature and piloted for this study. The survey included both quantitative and open-ended questions. 44 Physiotherapist responded, which represents approximately 10% of physiotherapists working in long-term care in Ontario. The results indicate that physiotherapists are isolated from their physiotherapist peers and lack access to communities of practice, professional socialisation, professional culture and

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Dyks, Tracey. "Exploring Physiotherapists' Understanding of the Bobath Concept in Education and Clinical Practice." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/19907.

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The purpose of this study was to explore how physiotherapists working in stroke care understand their role(s) in the context of clinical practice and how this is mediated by their post-licensure educational experiences. Specifically the study focused on their experiences with the Bobath Concept, a well-developed post-licensure neurology physiotherapy program. This study was oriented within sociocultural theory as a way to understand how the experiences and interactions of physiotherapists mediate their professional practice and their sense of professional identity in a way not previously stu

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Judd, Maria Gail Paumann. "Examining the use of evidence-based practice resources among physiotherapists in Canada." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26671.

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Objective. To assess physiotherapists' awareness of, access to, and use of evidence-based practice (EBP) resources and factors that influence their use in practice. Methods. A postal survey of a random sample of 321 Canadian physiotherapists. Open and closed-ended questions were used to elicit participants' views on EBP, EBP resources, and barriers and facilitators to research use. Results. Two hundred and thirty-four of the 301 eligible physiotherapists responded (77.7% response rate). Attitudes towards EBP were positive. Sixty two percent of participants had access to the Internet in their p

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Innes, Sue. "Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging : an exploration of physiotherapists' interests and use in practice." Thesis, University of Essex, 2017. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/19687/.

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Background: Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging, (MSKUSI) is an appealing modality for many professions and professionals. There are indications that physiotherapists have tried to access MSKUSI but the evidence base exploring their interests and clinical use is extremely limited. Aim: To explore physiotherapists’ interest and use of MSKUSI in practice. Method: A questionnaire was developed and distributed to gain initial information relating to physiotherapists’ interest and use of MSKUSI. 75 responses were received, analysis informed topic-guide development for in-depth interviews and enabled

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Dannapfel, Petra, Anneli Peolsson, and Per Nilsen. "What supports physiotherapists’ use of research in clinical practice? A qualitative study in Sweden." Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för medicin och hälsa, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-93865.

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Background Evidence-based practice has increasingly been recognized as a priority by professional physiotherapy organizations and influential researchers and clinicians in the field. Numerous studies in the past decade have documented that physiotherapists hold generally favorable attitudes to evidence-based practice and recognize the importance of using research to guide their clinical practice. Research has predominantly investigated barriers to research use. Less is known about the circumstances that actually support use of research by physiotherapists. This study explores the conditions at

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Peerbhay, Sarfaraz. "Private sector intensive care physiotherapists profile and current practices in South Africa." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7689.

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Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)<br>Variability of profile and practices (roles) of the ICU physiotherapists exists globally. The profile and current practices (roles) of the private practice physiotherapist in the private ICU has been minimally explored especially in South Africa (SA). A dearth of survey data and in-depth exploration of the latter exists in the current literature. The aim of this study was to determine and explore the profile and current practices (roles) of the ICU physiotherapists in private ICUs in SA.<br>2022

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Igo, Simon. "The essential structure of practising evidence based practice : a phenomenological description of the experiences of physiotherapists." Thesis, University of Bath, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646146.

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Evidence based practice (EBP) is an educational paradigm that espouses that clinical decision making should be made through the judicious and conscientious use of best evidence. EBP is predicated on a fundamental principle that therapeutic knowledge is appraised and applied into practice with the ethical imperative to use such knowledge for the good of patient care. Despite the ubiquitous nature of EBP in health care little is known about how physiotherapists use this clinical decision making process and it is not clear as to which theoretical frameworks of practice and knowledge paradigms und

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Kalegele, Mwengengwa. "Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6854.

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Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)<br>Background: Hypertension is a risk factor for both cerebrovascular accidents and cardiovascular diseases, holistic and cost effective measure are called upon to reduce its impact on society. One of the methods advocated for achieving this is health promotion. Therefore, health professionals, including physiotherapists, are called upon to redirect their health care management approaches towards preventative care. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice as well as to explore the perceptions of physiothe

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Shah, Syed Ghulam Sarwar. "Safety of medical device users : a study of physiotherapists' practices, procedures and risk perception." Thesis, Brunel University, 2011. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6360.

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Aims: To study practices and procedures with respect to electrotherapy in physiotherapy departments and to study physiotherapists’ perception of health risk, health consequences and protection of health from different risks including electromagnetic field emissions from electrotherapy devices. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in three phases from June 2002 to December 2003. The first phase was an audit of the practices and procedures regarding electrotherapy in National Health Service physiotherapy departments (N = 46 including 7 departments in pilot study) located in 12 count

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Griffith-Noble, Faye. "A multi-method investigation of the psychosocial work environment and nature of work-related stress of NHS physiotherapists and occupational therapists." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2010. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13279/.

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Background: The volume of empirical literature and national reports with accordance amongst findings suggests there is strong evidence for the proposition that established work-related factors for healthcare professionals may also be strong predictors of stress and associated adverse health outcomes for physiotherapists and occupational therapists employed by the NHS. The extent of published research specific to physiotherapists and occupational therapists is limited. Research targeting therapists is therefore, a prerequisite for improving knowledge and understanding the nature of therapists p

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Foster-Seargeant, Elaine. "The lived experience of new graduate physiotherapists in the first year of practice, mentorship and program management." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ60841.pdf.

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Haig, L. "Can a training programme in motivational interviewing change musculoskeletal physiotherapists' practice? : the example of low back pain." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2017. http://researchopen.lsbu.ac.uk/2226/.

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Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability nationally and globally, and forms between 40% and 65% of musculoskeletal physiotherapists’ caseloads in the UK. Despite professional expectations to deliver person-centred practice, a biomedical and practitioner-centred perspective continues to dominate within physiotherapy. Many physiotherapists lack the knowledge and skills to deliver psychologically informed practice, which for persistent LBP requires consideration of the needs, preferences and values of the patient. Motivational interviewing (MI) has been recommended as a ps

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Needham, Joy. "The impact of assessment practices in the university setting upon the learning behaviour of student physiotherapists." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2009. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019910/.

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Assessment has been shown to direct student learning behaviour by influencing the quality and quantity of effort, the aspects of the course syllabus that will be attended to and the qualitative outcomes of learning. From the late 1960s through to the 1990s a wealth of education research was undertaken to explore student learning behaviour and this shaped the design and delivery of modern day curricula, including the emergence of 'constructive alignment'. With this, distinct efforts to express learning outcomes which link to assessment procedures were made and criteria against which performance

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Evans, David William. "Changing the practice of osteopaths, chiropractors and musculoskeletal physiotherapists, in relation to the management of low back pain." Thesis, Keele University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.484899.

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Background. Low back pain (LBP) is a common and costly problem. In western society, huge resources have been directed at providing solutions to this problem, yet this ' investment has shown relatively little return. One possible avenue for reducing the societal impact ofLBP is through improving the quality of healthcare. In the UK, the three professional groups of chiropractic, osteopathy and musculoskeletal physiotherapy are involved in the management of 15-20% of all people with LBP, yet previous research suggests that many do not follow 'best practice' recommendations for LBP. Methods. The

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Bergman, Birgitta. "Being a physiotherapist : professional role, utilization of time an d vocational strategies." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för samhällsmedicin och rehabilitering, 1989. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-141114.

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In a research series carried out between 1984 and 1988 in the county of Västerbotten in northern Sweden, various aspects of the professional role and work of physiotherapists were studied. A variety of research methods were used: questionnaires (n = 163), a time budget study (n = 149), and a qualitative interview (n = 24). Physiotherapy was considered varied and creative, but not well defined or very specific in its objectives. Physiotherapy is still a predominantly female profession, though the proportion of male physiotherapists was increasing. The proportion entering full-time employment in

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Joseph, Philip Mathew. "Knowledge, attitudes and practices of physiotherapists regarding their role in health promotion in Gauteng Province, South Africa." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/446.

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Thesis (MPH)--University of Limpopo, 2011.<br>Background: Previously the role of health promotion in physiotherapy was not well understood to the extent where there was no emphasis on the practice of health promotion in the education program of physiotherapists. However in the last twenty years, especially after the adoption of the Ottawa Charter (1986) the emphasis has shifted significantly towards health promotion. Purpose: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of physiotherapists regarding health promotion in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Method: This was a quantitativ

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Maigeh, Elias Peterson. "The perceived attitudes, knowledge and barriers towards evidence-based practice (EBP) amongst physiotherapists in the United Republic of Tanzania." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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There has recently been an increased pressure in all-healthcare disciplines to provide interventions that are scientific, safe, efficient and cost-effective. Evidence-based practice is said to be the current best approach to address these attributes. All healthcare professionals including physiotherapists need to adopt it. Numerous physiotherapy studies have been carried out to ascertain the attitudes towards, knowledge of, engagement in as well as the barriers of evidence-based practice. These studies were mostly carried out in the developed countries and almost none in the devloping African

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Voges, Taryn-Lee Warner. "Defining and clarifying the role of clinical supervision according to physiotherapists at a higher education institution." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6282.

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Masters of Science - Msc (Physiotherapy)<br>The roles of doctors and nurses in clinical supervision and clinical education are well defined in literature. However, the role of the physiotherapist in clinical education has not been clearly defined. This could be because the understanding of a clinical supervisor varies from discipline to discipline.

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Zanotelli, Germana Albuquerque Costa. "A relaÃÃo dialÃgica na prÃtica clÃnica do profissional fisioterapeuta e a visÃo integral do sujeito-paciente." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=15225.

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nÃo hÃ<br>A compreensÃo dos aspectos biopsicossociais dos sujeitos que buscam atenÃÃo em saÃde surge como carÃter atrelado a uma boa prÃtica. Nesse contexto apresentamos a prÃtica do profissional fisioterapeuta cuja formaÃÃo apresenta resquÃcios da concepÃÃo biomÃdica de educaÃÃo em saÃde caracterizada pelo forte enfoque na doenÃa em detrimento do sujeito que a apresenta. Consideramos a relaÃÃo dialÃgica que ocorre durante o atendimento fisioterapÃutico elemento importante na mediaÃÃo para a compreensÃo da integralidade do sujeito-paciente. A pesquisa A relaÃÃo dialÃgica na prÃtica clÃnica do

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ZANOTELLI, Germana Albuquerque Costa. "A relação dialógica na prática clínica do profissional fisioterapeuta e a visão integral do sujeito-paciente." www.teses.ufc.br, 2015. http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/14364.

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ZANOTELLI, Germana Albuquerque Costa. A relação dialógica na prática clínica do profissional fisioterapeuta e a visão integral do sujeito-paciente. 2015. 154f. – Tese (Doutorado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza (CE), 2015.<br>Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2015-12-04T13:08:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_tese_gaczanotelli.pdf: 1834194 bytes, checksum: a2d5a4936cc6a37279ca79257b36f9e9 (MD5)<br>Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2015-12-08T17:15:11Z (GMT) No.

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Fernandes, Larissa de Siqueira. "Projetos de cuidado em Fisioterapia." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2011. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=2570.

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico<br>As práticas de cuidado em fisioterapia, em muitas situações, resgatam a função do fisioterapeuta de executor de técnicas que lhe era atribuída nos primórdios da profissão. Ao exercer essa função meramente técnica, muitas vezes deixando-se substituir pelo equipamento nas suas ações, o profissional compromete o estabelecimento do vínculo terapeuta-paciente, contribuindo para o esvaziamento do encontro em saúde. Nessas situações, predomina o êxito técnico (a eficiência na realização do procedimento) sobre o sucesso prático (os benef

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Syk, Zackrisson Karin. "Utan tvivel är man inte klok : Praktisk klokhet vid en sjukgymnasts professionella möen." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kultur och lärande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-35652.

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By using the scientific essay as a method, I explore what facts affect the roles of me, the professional, and the patient during our first interaction. I also explore in which way the interaction could be affected by its location. My own professional experience as a physiotherapist is portrayed by two examples of patient-therapist interaction where the dialogue is “slow” and a sense of consensus, which is my goal, does not occur. Philosophers, authors and scientists help me to explore and reflect about my practical knowledge and how it can be developed. The essay shows different aspects on wha

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Fraser, Saxena Mary-Catherine. "The use of clinical practice guidelines for knee osteoarthritis by physiotherapists." 2005. http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=370484&T=F.

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"Biopsychosocial evaluation of a spinal triage service delivered by physiotherapists in collaboration with orthopaedic surgeons." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-01-320.

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Background: Low back pain (LBP) and low back related disorders are highly prevalent and associated with a considerable burden of pain, disability and work loss. People with a variety of low back-related complaints comprise a large proportion of referrals made to orthopedic surgeons and many of these patients are not considered to be surgical candidates or have not maximized their non-surgical options for managing their low back-related complaints. Objectives: We sought to evaluate the impact of a triage assessment program delivered by physiotherapists using a variety of approaches. Informed by

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Balluchi, Tiago de Carvalho. "Characterization of physiotherapists practice and perceptions regarding patient education of patients with chronic low back pain." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/37626.

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Enquadramento: A dor lombar crónica é das causas principais de anos vividos com incapacidade. As guidelines recomendam a utilização de um modelo biopsicossocial para a avaliação e intervenção nesta condição, com recurso a abordagens activas, onde a educação sobre a dor assume especial relevância. A literatura existente tem demonstrado que a prática clíncia neste âmbito é heterogénea, não só entre países mas entre os profissionais de cada país, o que pode comprometer os resultados clínicos obtidos. Adicionalmente, pouco é conhecido sobre a diferença, na implementação desta modalida

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Lottering, Michele Anderson. "The scope of practice of physiotherapists who work in intensive care in South Africa: a questionnaire-based survey." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/18681.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Physiotherapy. Johannesburg, 2015<br>Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) require continuous monitoring and care from all staff working in ICU; this includes doctors, nursing staff, physiotherapists, dieticians and various other medical staff. Conventionally ICU was predominantly staffed by physicians and nursing personnel, with other members of health care having a minor part to play

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Mncube, Nomzamo. "A study to determine the practices, attitudes and experiences of public sector physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the post operative rehabilitation of flexor tendons of the hand." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10044.

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The management of flexor tendon injuries in the hand is complex and requires skill not only on the part of the surgeon but also the rehabilitation therapists and compliance on the part of the patient. Anecdotally it is clear that therapists (occupational therapists and physiotherapists) gain their skills and knowledge as practitioners through hands-on experience, since very little specialized training is available in the field of hand therapy. Therapists should equip themselves with the knowledge of the surgical management of the patient, since post-operative rehabilitation depends on it. Idea

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