Pub Date : 2024-03-06eCollection Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0100-cc
Caitlin McArthur
{"title":"Clinician's Commentary on Coleman et al.<sup>1</sup>.","authors":"Caitlin McArthur","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0100-cc","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0100-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 1","pages":"101-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10919369/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-06eCollection Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0099
Kristin Lo, Geoffrey Ahern, Alyssia Rossetto, Melanie K Farlie
Purpose: Health profession students may experience mental health issues during training, and clinical educators report that they don't feel confident in supporting students with these issues. This study explored whether a customized Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training programme changed the knowledge, perceptions, intentions, and confidence of clinical educators in supporting students with mental health issues in the workplace.
Method: Twenty-four allied health clinical educators from a tertiary health service attended a two-day customized MHFA course. The educators completed assessments before (n = 21) and after (n = 23) the course. Quantitative data was analyzed using independent t-tests. Qualitative data was thematically analyzed using content analysis.
Results: Knowledge improved significantly (p = <0.001). The confidence to manage students with mental health issues increased significantly (p < 0.001). A significant change in perception was only found with respect to a character in a scenario being dangerous or unpredictable. Intentions to assist co-workers and students with mental health issues improved for all items but not necessarily significantly.
Conclusions: This programme improved educators' knowledge of mental health, perceptions of people with mental health issues, intentions of providing help, and confidence to support people with mental health issues.
{"title":"Mental Health First Aid Training for Allied Health Clinical Educators: A Pre- and Post-Evaluation.","authors":"Kristin Lo, Geoffrey Ahern, Alyssia Rossetto, Melanie K Farlie","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0099","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Health profession students may experience mental health issues during training, and clinical educators report that they don't feel confident in supporting students with these issues. This study explored whether a customized Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training programme changed the knowledge, perceptions, intentions, and confidence of clinical educators in supporting students with mental health issues in the workplace.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Twenty-four allied health clinical educators from a tertiary health service attended a two-day customized MHFA course. The educators completed assessments before <i>(n</i> = 21) and after <i>(n</i> = 23) the course. Quantitative data was analyzed using independent <i>t</i>-tests. Qualitative data was thematically analyzed using content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Knowledge improved significantly <i>(p</i> = <0.001). The confidence to manage students with mental health issues increased significantly <i>(p</i> < 0.001). A significant change in perception was only found with respect to a character in a scenario being dangerous or unpredictable. Intentions to assist co-workers and students with mental health issues improved for all items but not necessarily significantly.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This programme improved educators' knowledge of mental health, perceptions of people with mental health issues, intentions of providing help, and confidence to support people with mental health issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"1 1","pages":"55-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10919358/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41487609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-06eCollection Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0077-cc
Corlia Brandt
{"title":"Clinician's Commentary on Mori et al.<sup>1</sup>.","authors":"Corlia Brandt","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0077-cc","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0077-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 1","pages":"121-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10919375/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-06eCollection Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-76.1-cochrane
{"title":"What Does Cochrane Say About Assessment and Management of Frailty Among Older Adults?","authors":"","doi":"10.3138/ptc-76.1-cochrane","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-76.1-cochrane","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 1","pages":"154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10919372/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-06eCollection Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0118-cc
Susan Marzolini
{"title":"Clinician's Commentary on Moncion et al.<sup>3</sup>.","authors":"Susan Marzolini","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0118-cc","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2021-0118-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 1","pages":"134-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10919357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-06eCollection Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0057
Andrew Theodore Giannini, Megan Leong, Kelvin Chan, Arman Ghaltaei, Eden Graham, Craig Robinson, Malvina N Skorska, Andrea Cross, Sharon Gabison
Background: Engaging patients, families, caregivers, and the community (PFCCs) throughout the research cycle ensures that research is meaningful for the target population. Although tools have been developed to promote PFCC engagement, many are lengthy, complex, and lack recommended behaviours. This study evaluated the sensibility of an infographic and accompanying planning guide for facilitating engagement of PFCCs in research.
Methods: Thirteen rehabilitation researchers reviewed the PFCC engagement tool and planning guide, participated in a semi-structured interview, and completed a 10-item sensibility questionnaire. Interviews were transcribed, imported into NVivo, and analyzed using direct content analysis. Median scores and proportions of responses for each of the 10 items in the questionnaire were calculated.
Results: Median scores for all questionnaire items were ≥ 4 on a 7-point Likert Scale. Participants reported the tool was easy to navigate, contained relevant items to promote PFCC engagement, and followed a logical sequence. Suggested modifications of the tool related to formatting, design, and changing the title.
Conclusions: The tool was deemed sensible for overt format, purpose and framework, face and content validity, and ease of usage and provides guidance to engage PFCCs across the research cycle. Further studies are recommended to assess the effectiveness of the tool to engage PFCCs in research.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-06eCollection Date: 2024-02-01DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-0085.fr
Julie Herrington, Francois Desmeules, Chandra Farrer, Katie Lundon, Anne MacLeod, Alison Rushton, Leslie Soever, Laura Passalent
{"title":"L’avenir, c’est maintenant pour la pratique avancée de la physiothérapie au Canada.","authors":"Julie Herrington, Francois Desmeules, Chandra Farrer, Katie Lundon, Anne MacLeod, Alison Rushton, Leslie Soever, Laura Passalent","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0085.fr","DOIUrl":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0085.fr","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"76 1","pages":"4-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10919368/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kimberly Aranas, Lina Al-Habyan, Narmeen Akhtar, Isabel Ng, Haleema Noor, Mae Poirier, Tracy Blake, Jasdeep Dhir, S. Wojkowski
Canadian physiotherapists are expected to demonstrate essential competencies upon entry-to-practice including health justice competencies. However, as an emerging topic among Canadian physiotherapy programs, physiotherapy curricula may lack explicit content to develop skills related to health justice. This scoping review examined existing entry-level physiotherapy competencies related to health justice in Canada and countries other than Canada, the existing entry-level competencies for physiotherapy related to health justice in countries other than Canada; and evaluated how entry-level competencies related to health justice in Canadian physiotherapy practice compared to those of other countries. Four databases (MEDLINE, Emcare, Embase, and CINHL) and the grey literature were searched. Four thousand three hundred seventy-seven relevant abstracts and 71 grey literature sources were identified respectively. One hundred seven sources underwent full text review with 12 database articles and 13 grey literature sources selected for data extraction. None of the included articles specifically articulated one or more competencies for health justice; instead competencies in content areas relevant to health justice were identified. During the data extraction phase four themes were identified: (1) Lack of specificity, clarity, and consistency which was further separated into two subthemes (a) lack of consistency and clarity of definitions and concepts (b) lack of an assessment tool; (2) Author identification; (3) Curriculum development; (4) Experiential learning. Limitations include restricting the search to English language only, and grey literature limited to specific PDFs and websites. The data collected in this scoping review demonstrates gaps in the integration of health justice in Canadian and international entry-level physiotherapy curricula.
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Pam Hung, Katelyn Brehon, M. Miciak, Darren A. Brown, Geoffrey Bostick, Cary A. Brown, Katie Churchill, Mark Hall, Lance Hoddinott, Anne Hudon, Simone Hunter, Kadija Perreault, Marguerite Wieler, Kate Skolnik, Grace Y. Lam, Jason Weatherald, Douglas P. Gross
The aim of this qualitative study is to understand the need for, access to, and quality of rehabilitation services for people living with Long COVID. Little is known about the experiences of people living with Long COVID accessing rehabilitation services. Therefore, we explored health concerns leading people living with Long COVID to seek help to address functional concerns and their experiences with accessing and participating in rehabilitation. Interpretive description guided exploration of participants’ experiences with Long COVID rehabilitation in Alberta, Canada. Semi-structured interviews were completed with 56 participants recruited from: three publicly funded Long COVID clinics, a specialized private physiotherapy clinic, a telephone-based rehabilitation advice line, and a Workers’ Compensation Board-funded Long COVID rehabilitation program. Recruitment through mass media coverage allowed us to include people who did not access rehabilitation services. Data analysis was informed by Braun and Clarke's reflexive thematic analysis. Four themes were identified: (1) the burden of searching for guidance to address challenges with functioning and disability; (2) supportive relationships promote engagement in rehabilitation; (3) conditions for participation in safe rehabilitation; and (4) looking forward – provision of appropriate interventions at the right time. Our findings highlight the experiences of accessing rehabilitation services for people living with Long COVID. Results suggest approaches to Long COVID rehabilitation should be accessible, multi-disciplinary, flexible, and person-centred.
这项定性研究旨在了解长COVID患者对康复服务的需求、获得康复服务的途径以及康复服务的质量。人们对于长COVID患者获得康复服务的经历知之甚少。因此，我们探讨了导致长COVID患者寻求帮助以解决功能问题的健康问题，以及他们获得和参与康复服务的经历。在解释性描述的指导下，我们探究了参与者在加拿大艾伯塔省的长COVID康复经历。我们对 56 名参与者进行了半结构化访谈，这些参与者分别来自三家由政府资助的 Long COVID 诊所、一家专业的私人物理治疗诊所、一条康复咨询热线，以及一个由工人赔偿委员会资助的 Long COVID 康复项目。通过大众媒体报道进行的招募使我们得以将未获得康复服务的人群纳入其中。数据分析参考了 Braun 和 Clarke 的反思性主题分析法。我们确定了四个主题(1) 寻求指导以应对功能和残疾挑战的负担；(2) 促进参与康复的支持性关系；(3) 参与安全康复的条件；以及 (4) 展望未来--在适当的时候提供适当的干预。我们的研究结果强调了长期慢性阻塞性肺病患者获得康复服务的经历。研究结果表明，长COVID康复服务的方法应该是方便、多学科、灵活和以人为本的。
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Giulia Coletta, Claire M. Tuckey, Angelica M. McQuarrie, Michelle Ogrodnik, Emma Nicholson, Stuart M Phillips, Colleen Cupido
The Senior Fitness Test (SFT) is a validated tool for examining older adults’ mobility, strength, and flexibility. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when in-person training facilities were closed, there was a need for effective virtual options for assessments, including the SFT. The purpose of this study was to compare the validated SFT conducted in person versus an online virtual setting. A virtual modified version of the SFT was compared to the modified in-person validated SFT. Community-dwelling older adults were randomized, using a random number generator, to start in either the in-person or virtual modified SFT mode of delivery. After completion of the first mode of delivery (i.e., either in-person or virtual), participants completed the second mode of delivery. Forty participants (50% women; 72 ± 4 years) showed no differences between the in-person and virtual delivery measurements in the 2-minute step (mean [ M] ± standard deviation in person = 87.9 ± 18.5; M virtual = 87.2 ± 20.7; p = 0.65), 30-second arm curl ( M in person = 16.9 ± 4; M virtual = 16.5±4; p = 0.43), 30-second chair stand ( M in person = 15.6 ± 5; M virtual = 15.2 ± 4; p = 0.36), and chair sit and reach ( M in person = 1.2 ± 15; M virtual = 4.2 ± 11; p = 0.06). Performing the modified SFT in a virtual setting may be a useful delivery mode for seniors and healthcare professionals if in-person testing is not viable.
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