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Introduction The current Italian law does not include any guidance regarding voice education, prevention of voice disorders and screening in subjects with high vocal loading such as teachers. Objectives We aimed to check the correlation between the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale (VTDS) with the Voice Symptom Scale (VoiSS) for the evaluation of Italian teachers. In addition, we aimed to investigate whether there are differences in the frequency and intensity of discomfort symptoms in teachers with disabilities comparing vocal tract discomfort symptoms in teachers with high risk (HRVD) and low risk (LRVD) of vocal disorders according to the VoiSS cutoff (> 15.5). Methods We analyzed 160 Italian teachers (111 women and 49 men) that completed the VTDS and VoiSS at vocal evaluation. The Spearman correlation test was applied to all variables. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the average number of discomfort symptoms among HRVD and LRVD teachers. Results A moderate positive correlation was observed between the average number, frequency, and intensity of discomfort symptom and the total score, physical domain score, and limitation domain score of the VoiSS. Only the emotional domain score of the VoiSS showed a weak positive correlation (p<0.001). Teachers considered in the HRVD group according to the VoiSS score had a higher number, frequency, and intensity of vocal tract discomfort symptoms. Conclusion There is correlation between the VTDS and VoiSS scales. Like the VoiSS, the VTDS is a questionnaire that detects HRVD teachers. Therefore, the results suggest that both questionnaires could be useful for a preventive voice program for Italian teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: We developed an Italian version of the Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale for Manual Users-Short Form (WheelCon-M-I-short form) and examined its reliability and validity. Methods: The original scale was translated from English to Italian using the “Translation and Cultural Adaptation of Patient Reported Outcomes Measures-Principles of Good Practice” guidelines. The WheelCon-M-I-short form was administered to experienced manual wheelchair users who had a variety of diagnoses. Its internal consistency and test-retest reliability were examined. Its concurrent validity was evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients with the Italian version of the Wheelchair Outcome Measure (WhOM-I) and the Italian version of the Barthel index (BI). Results: The WheelCon-M-I-short form was administered to 31 subjects. The mean ± SD of the WheelCon-M-I-short form score was 7.5 ± 1.9. All WheelCon-M-I-short form items were either identical or similar in meaning to the WheelCon-M-short form items. Cronbach’s α for the WheelCon-M-I-short form was 0.95 (p < 0.01), and the test-retest reliability (ICC) was 0.978 (p < 0.01). The Pearson correlation coefficient of the WheelCon-M-I-short form scores with the WhOM-I scores was 0.7618 (p < 0.01). The Pearson correlation coefficient of the WheelCon-M-I-short form scores with the Italian BI scores was 0.638 (p < 0.01). Conclusions: The WheelCon-M-I-short form was found to be reliable and a valid outcome measure for assessing manual wheelchair confidence in the Italian population. Implication for Rehabilitation: The WheelCon-M-I-short form is a valid outcome measure available for assessing wheelchair confidence, according to Bandura’s social cognitive theory, self-efficacy is a better predictor of future behavior than skill itself. Translation of the WheelCon-M-short form into the WheelCon-M-I-short form provides a new tool for Italian professionals. Clinicians now have a method to measure this invisible barrier to wheelchair use, and they will be able to make informed decisions when prescribing the use of manual wheelchairs and when training clients in their use. The WheelCon-M-I-short form also provides researchers with a tool in an important and relevant area of study for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Summary: Background. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) have been described as one of the major causes of physical pain and disability. Health professions, in general, are among those at higher risk of injury. Objective. The aim of the study was to carry out a systematic review of cross-sectional studies on physical-physiotherapeutic musculoskeletal disorders in physiotherapists. Materials and Methods. Bibliographic research was carried out through the PUBMED, PEDRO, and CINAHL databases. The selected articles had to comply with the following inclusion criteria: original peer review articles, English and Italian articles, cross-sectional studies with sample sizes of at least 25 physiotherapists, and no time limit. Results. In general, the results of studies on the WRMDs of physiotherapists have been comparable, with the exception of some differences between the various countries linked to both the level of development and the psychosocial and epidemiological status of the physiotherapy profession. Healthcare workers are among the professional categories most exposed to work-related musculoskeletal disorders because they are in direct contact with the patient, which often requires an important physical commitment to lifting and relocating patients for long-held incongruous postures, for repetitive movements, for joint effort, and for overload in manual techniques., Competing Interests: The authors of this article have no conflict of interests to disclose., (Copyright© by GIMLE.)

Unlabelled: The aim of the work is to highlight the need, the duty and the obligation also for the physiotherapist to obtain a valid informed consent of the patient., Materials and Methods: The authors, starting with the informed consent forms that already exist for physicians, offer four modules tailored to the needs of the physiotherapist, specific to each field of rehabilitation., Results and Conclusions: Such informed consent may be very useful to physiotherapists to fulfill the obligations of giving information and obtaining consent from patients. At the same time it allows physiotherapists to obtain all information they need about patient's condition and permit patient to understand the proposed treatment and adhere to it.