Evidence based physiotherapy practice in cardiopulmonary subdiscipline: A survey in United Arab Emirates

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Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy¹  Khuloud Saif²  Fakhra Ali³  Ghadeer Fahad³  Raya Saeed³  Asma Mohammed³  Manjiri Suhas Kulkarni³  Gopala Krishna Alaparthi³  Sara Atef Ali³  Fatma A. Hegazy³ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapist, Independent Researcher, India;Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates;

关键词: Evidence-based practice;    Cardiopulmonary physical therapists;    Survey;    United Arab Emirates;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Evidence based practice (EBP) is widely used by cardiopulmonary physical therapists worldwide. Therefore, it is important to identify whether the therapists have the required knowledge, skills and resources in order to deliver the best evidence-based practice. Objectives: The main objective of this cross-sectional study is to analyse the self-reported characteristics of behaviour, knowledge, skills and resources, opinion and barriers related to evidence-based practice among cardiopulmonary physical therapists of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: An electronic questionnaire was circulated among 60 licensed cardiopulmonary physical therapists, of either gender, practicing in UAE with a minimum experience of 1 year via e-mail. The response was further subjected to descriptive analysis. Results: The rate of response was 55% (33/60). The physical therapists of cardiopulmonary disciple reported that they understand the term Evidence Based Practice and frequently update themselves through scientific papers obtained via accessing various databases. Respondents also believe that the exposure in undergraduate or postgraduate course was not sufficient. However, they were also satisfied with amount of discussions taking place regarding EBP at their work place. The barriers commonly reported were difficulty in obtaining full-text papers, lack of time and lack of evidence-based training. Conclusion: Thus, concluding that physical therapists from UAE who practiced in cardiopulmonary subdiscipline believe that they have knowledge and skills to use evidence-based practice. Although, they have favourable opinions regarding its application and they still encounter difficulties in implementing it successfully.

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