Introduction: Physiotherapy and rehabilitation (PTR) approaches aim to support patients' earlier recovery as well as improvement of their independence and quality of life. The higher patient satisfaction level reflects the higher quality of the health care service. This study planned to determine the factors related to satisfaction levels of the patients treated in PTR units. Material and Methods:The study included 100 individuals who were consulted in PTR units. Following the recording of demographics and pain characteristics, Physical Therapy Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PTPSQ) and Beck Depression Scale (BDI) evaluated the satisfaction and depression levels, respectively. Results: Women had higher satisfaction levels. While groups differed significantly in terms of their occupational characteristics (p<0.05), there was not a significant difference in terms of other demographics (p>0.05). Increasing the positive effects of the treatment on pain had a significant effect on the increase in satisfaction level (p<0.001). Those with low BDI scores significantly had higher levels of satisfaction. BDI scores had a statistically significant relationship with education level, disease type, presence of other diseases and effectiveness of treatment on pain (p<0.05). Conclusion: Evaluation of gender, occupational status, the effectiveness of treatment on pain and depression to determine patient satisfaction in PTR services is of great importance. The lower level of education, the type of illness and the presence of other disorders should be handled as secondary effectors. The treatment should be continued with multidisciplinary teamwork to ensure patient satisfaction and increase recovery.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Life Space Assessment (LSA) in older adults. Methods: A hundred fifty-two elderly people with a mean age was 72.81±7.63 years recruited to the study. Following the forward-backward translation procedure, the LSA scores were compared with a number of mobility and general health related variables, including the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to test the concurrent validity. Results: None of the items in the LSA were changed. Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.714 for the initial evaluation. The intraclass correlation coefficient for the test-retest reliability was 0.991 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.986–0.994. It found that the highest consistence was obtained in the equipment scores. All the subscores of LSA found to have a significant relationship with PASE scores and SF-36 subscores. A very strong positive correlation found between the total score of LSA and PASE (r = 0.896). Similarly, a very strong correlation observed between SF-36's subscore physical function, and LSA composite score (r = 0.841). Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the Turkish version of LSA has strong measurement features and that the LSA is a sensitive tool for assessing the life domains of elderly individuals related to their general health and physical activity level. Therefore, the Turkish version of the LSA could be used as a reliable and valid scale in research and practice areas related to elderly people.
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