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Psychological Distress among Patients Attending Physiotherapy: A Survey-Based Investigation of Irish Physiotherapists’ Current Practice and Opinions
- Source :
- Physiother Can
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), 2020.
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Abstract
- Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the current practice and opinions of members of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) with respect to the care of patients in psychological distress. Method: This was a cross-sectional, survey-based investigation of Irish physiotherapists. An electronic survey was sent by email to the ISCP membership. It consisted of closed- and open-ended questions, as well as opinion questions with Likert scale responses. Results: More than 80% of the respondents reported that they encountered patients with psychological distress at least once a week. A lack of education in the area of mental health emerged as a predominant theme. Reflecting on current practice, many discussed the importance of addressing underlying psychological issues before or in tandem with physical issues. Respondents who had engaged in further education in mental health, psychology, or both rated their confidence in recognizing the signs and symptoms of psychological distress higher (p
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
SCREENING TOOL
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
psychology
ILLNESS
psychological distress
Irish
Medicine
ATTITUDES
OUTCOMES
Science & Technology
business.industry
Rehabilitation
CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
PRIMARY-CARE
Psychological distress
Original Articles
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language.human_language
holistic health
Current practice
Family medicine
language
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
business
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
MENTAL-HEALTH
mental health
LOW-BACK-PAIN
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17088313 and 03000508
- Volume :
- 72
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physiotherapy Canada
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6f688115b0bb43e8e63bfe5699fca5d8