Introduction: Needs assessment is essential before developing a community-based rehabilitation program to identify the factors that may affect the quality of life (QOL) in a community. However, no assessment tools were readily accessible and directed toward this study's target population and research locale. The study aims to develop and validate Community Assessment for Rehabilitation Enhancement (CARE), a PRECEDE-PROCEED model-based questionnaire that assesses the needs of barangays in Binangonan, Rizal. Methods: The questionnaire items were grounded on related literature using keywords and Boolean operators across various research databases. A purposive sampling method was utilized to recruit a panel of experts to evaluate CARE’s content validity. Content validity was assessed by evaluating the tool’s grammar, choice of words, question construction, and scoring of items. The researchers then analyzed the data using content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI). Results: After reviewing related literature, the researchers generated 75 items for CARE, 55 of which were deemed appropriate based on the CVI. However, only one item in the questionnaire had a CVR result of at least 0.99. Discussion: To further improve the current status of the questionnaire, additional rounds of Delphi, more panel experts, and a Filipino translation of the questionnaire may be done.
Background: Prior to developing a community-based rehabilitation program, there is a need to conduct a needs assessment to identify the factors that may affect the quality of life (QOL) in a community. However, after reviewing related literature, no community needs assessment tools were readily accessible and were directed toward the target population and research locale of this study. Objective: The study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire that assesses the needs of selected barangays in Binangonan, Rizal as part of the first phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. Methods: A purposive sampling method will be utilized in recruiting via email a panel of experts, consisting of five content experts and five lay experts, to evaluate the researcher-developed questionnaire's content validity. Content validity will be assessed through evaluation of the tool's grammar, choice of words, question construction, and scoring of items. The data will then be analyzed by a statistician using content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) where questions may be retained, revised, or eliminated. Expected Results: The study expects to produce a content-validated questionnaire in English consisting of four dimensions: social, epidemiological, educational, and administrative/policy. For an item to be considered valid, scores for CVR and CVI should be equal to or greater than the cut-off values. The information from the questionnaire may be utilized by healthcare professionals aiming to improve the QOL in the community.
Introduction: Physical therapists (PTs) are licensed practitioners who can assess, diagnose, and provide treatment interventions that restore patients to optimal function. While PTs can deliver complete management plans, the practice of physical therapy (PT) in the Philippines follows a referral system where physicians are the first contact of the patient, emphasizing the importance of physician's perception towards the role of PTs and scope of PT service. This study aimed to determine the internal consistency of the Perception on Physical Therapists Questionnaire (PoPTQ), and to use this tool to report the existing perceptions of Filipino physicians on the practice of PT. Method: This study was divided into two phases and utilized a multi-method quantitative research design. For Phase 1 (psychometric), 18 questionnaires administered to Filipino physicians were used to compute Cronbach's α of PoPTQ. A total of 134 questionnaires of the same population were analyzed for Phase 2 (cross-sectional), in which descriptive statistics and cross tab analysis were used to report the respondents' perceptions. Both phases utilized online means of data gathering done via convenience sampling. Results: Phase 1 revealed a Cronbach's α value of 0.528 for all items of PoPTQ. Phase 2 showed that physicians who have attended lectures discussing the roles of PTs or have experience with working with them have a higher referral rate than those with no prior exposure to PTs. Discussion: Filipino physicians believe that PTs can establish strong patient-therapist relationships, treat different patients, and acknowledge the roles of PTs in clinical and research settings. Data suggest that adequate foundational knowledge, positive perceptions, and high awareness of PTs' roles and scope of practice are observed among Filipino physicians. However, there remains a need to increase collaboration opportunities between PTs and physicians in their academic years and programs that focus on the promotion of PT roles and scope of practice.
Aim: To determine the demographic characteristics & demographic risk factors among COVID-19 patients who tested positive on the reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR). Methods: The researchers utilized a rapid review of existing online databases in searching for cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies. Two people appraised the included studies independently to ensure eligibility and increase efficiency. The researchers compared the data between studies. Results: A total of 106 studies from five continents (Africa = 5; Asia = 79; Europe = 9; North America = 11; South America = 3) were reviewed. Out of 74,203 patients, 56,073 reported having mild to moderate COVID-19 severity. An increased incidence and risk of severity and mortality of COVID-19 was observed in older men (average mean = 47.28 ± 15.02; average median = 50.38 [0.01-95.0]), specifically ≥75 years old (odds ratio range: 5.6-37.9; n = 2) with accompanying comorbidities such as hypertension (19.17%; OR range: 1.5-4.6), diabetes (14.87%; OR range: 0.9-64.1), cardiac and cardiovascular disease (8.59%), chronic renal disease (8.06%; OR range: 0.3 - 13.4), asthma (5.17%; OR: 1.7) and others (34.8%). Conclusion and Implications: The study determined the common demographic characteristics among patients with COVID-19 as male patients with old age and with underlying conditions like hypertension, diabetes, cardiac and cardiovascular disease, chronic renal diseases, and asthma. Most included studies report increased risk of COVID-19 infection from the common characteristics and comorbidities regardless of study origin. This study will be beneficial for the formulation & implementation of interventions & future research on COVID-19.
Aim: The study reviewed available literature on the effectiveness of online well-being programs concerning university health-allied students' physical and mental well-being. Methods: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses guidelines, this study involved searching for intervention articles for health-allied university students in the electronic databases of ProQuest, Herdin, Research Gate, ScienceDirect, Wiley Online Library, ERIC, DOAJ, CORE, PubMed, EBSCOHost, Google Scholar, Taylor & Francis, and Emerald Insights. The Cochrane Intervention Review guidelines became the basis for the results of the studies that met the quality criteria. For the other study designs, specific appraisal tools were used. Participants' characteristics, intervention parameters, and outcomes were extracted and synthesized for analysis. Results: Ten studies were included and reported in the study. All studies focusing on physical well-being (n = 2) reported significant improvements in physical activity with concurrent positive effects on mental well-being. Overall, studies focusing on mental well-being (n = 8) had mixed results on interventions providing statistically significant results. However, most studies either have practical significance ranging from mild to large effects, having a positive directional change for outcomes, or deemed helpful with a high participation rate. Conclusion and Implications: This review found evidence suggesting the effectiveness of online physical and mental health interventions for health allied university students. Interventions that encompass both physical and mental health are deemed the most effective.
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