Actual and Perceived Level of Scientific English across Italian Physiotherapy Courses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cutolo, Raffaele; Battista, Simone; Testa, Marco

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“…Besides, all the interviewees lived in a similar geographical area (i.e., northern Italy), so that it is not possible to conclude that the results of this study may be transferrable to the other Italian regions. However, in Italy, there is a well‐known negative gradient gap from North to South when it comes to the efficiency of the healthcare system 69,70 . In light of this, it is possible that this study depicted the best‐case scenario that patients with OA may experience.…”

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“…However, in Italy, there is a well-known negative gradient gap from North to South when it comes to the efficiency of the healthcare system. 69,70 In light of this, it is possible that this study depicted the best-case scenario that patients with OA may experience. Moreover, the results gathered from this study may not be transferrable to other European countries, such as the ones comprised in the northern areas, due to the geopolitical differences between them.…”

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Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis

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Manoni

Dell’Isola

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Introduction: Despite the publication of clinical practice guidelines, the quality of the care process as experienced by patients with osteoarthritis (OA) appears suboptimal.Hence, this study investigates how patients with OA experience their disease and care process, highlighting potential elements that can enhance or spoil it, to optimise their quality of care.Methods: A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews. Patients with hip and knee OA in Italy were interviewed. The interview guide was created by a pool of health professionals and patients. The interviews were analysed through a themebased analysis following a philosophy of descriptive phenomenological research.Results: Our analysis revealed seven main themes: (1) Experiencing a sense of uncertainty, as interviewees perceived treatment choices not to be based on medical evidence; (2) Establishing challenging relationships with the self and the other, as they did not feel understood and felt ashamed or hopeless about their condition; (3) Being stuck in one's own or the health professionals' beliefs about the disease management, as a common thought was the perception of movement as something dangerous together with a frequent prescription of passive therapies; (4) Dealing with one's own attitudes towards the disease; Understanding (5) the barriers to and (6) the facilitators of the adherence to therapeutic exercise, which revolve around the therapy cost, the time needed and the patients' willingness to change their life habits and (7) Developing an uneasy relationship with food since the diet was considered as something that "you force yourself to follow" and overeating as a way "to eat your feelings". Conclusion:The lack of clear explanations and a negative attitude towards first-line nonsurgical treatments (mainly physical exercise), which are considered as a way to fill the time while waiting for surgery, underlines the importance of providing patients with adequate information about OA treatments and to better explain the

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Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis

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Manoni

Dell’Isola

et al. 2022

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“…Between the barriers that limit the application of EBP in physiotherapy it can be mentioned lack of time, problems in understanding statistical data, lack of support from employer and colleagues for EBP implementation [41]. In two studies by Castellini et al and Cutolo et al, Italian physiotherapists overrated their level of knowledge of EBP and Scienti c English, reporting inadequate levels thereof [31,42]. As highlighted by Battista et al, some strategies to bridge the above-mentioned gap could be to improve the knowledge of Scienti c English, the creation of CPGs in Italian language and their use in university programmes [15].…”

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Physiotherapists’ Knowledge of and Adherence to Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines and Recommendations for Ankle Sprains Management: a Cross-Sectional Study

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Battista

Raschi

et al. 2022

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Background Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is a common and burdensome injuries. However, the quality of its management is scant. Nowadays, physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal diseases seems to be generally not based on research evidence. Studies that investigated the knowledge-to-practice gap in LAS management are yet to be carried out. Therefore, this research investigated physiotherapists’ knowledge of and adherence to LAS Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and recommendations. Methods A cross-sectional study based on an online survey built on the LAS CPGs 2013 updated in 2018 and in 2021 and the recommendations of the 2018 Consensus Statement. The survey was structured in three sections. The first section collected demographic data. Second section showed two clinical cases (with positive and negative Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR), respectively). The participants indicated which treatments they would adopt to manage them. Participants were classified as ‘following’, ‘partially following’, ‘partially not following’ and ‘not following’ the CPGs and recommendations. In the third section, participants expressed their agreement with different CPG and recommendation statements through a 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) scale. We defined a ≥ 70% agreement with a statement as consensus. Results In total, 483 physiotherapists (age: 34 ± 10; female 38%, male 61.5%, other 0.5%) answered the survey: 85% completed the first two sections, 76% completed all three sections. In a case of acute LAS with negative OAR, 4% of the participants were considering as ‘following’ recommended treatments, 68% as ‘partially following’, 23% as ‘partially not following’, and 5% as ‘not following’. In a case of acute LAS with positive OAR, 37% were considered ‘following’ recommended treatments, 35% as ‘partially following’, and 28% as ‘not following’. In section III, the consensus was achieved for 73% of the statements. These statements dealt with assessments choices, such as the need to use the OAR, and with treatments choices. Conclusion This study showed that although there is a good knowledge about first-line recommended treatments, a better use of CPGs and recommendations should be fostered among physiotherapists. Our results identify an evidence-to-practice gap in LAS management, which may lead to non-evidence-based practice behaviours.

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“…The web-based survey is an effective way to understand the thoughts of a large number of students in a limited time [ 12 , 19 ]. We conducted a web-based cross-sectional survey investigating pharmacy students’ experiences and perceptions of transitioning from in-hospital internships to distance learning due to COVID-19 in the pharmacy department of a university in Southern Taiwan.…”

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“…Many studies have confirmed that students’ perceptions and opinions are important references for the arrangement of educational programs [ 12 , 13 , 14 ], and collaboration between students and clinical faculties at internship hospitals can create effective educational programs [ 15 ]. Instructional media designed from the perspective of participants can help them follow instructions more effectively [ 16 ].…”

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Cross-Sectional Analysis of Taiwanese Pharmacy Students’ Experiences and Perceptions of Transitioning from In-Hospital Internships to Distance Learning Due to COVID-19

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The introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPE) in Taiwan, which are traditionally conducted in physical hospital settings, incorporated up to 30% distance learning from May 2021 due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). A web-based cross-sectional survey was adopted to investigate pharmacy students’ experiences and perceptions of transitioning from in-hospital internships to distance learning due to COVID-19 in the pharmacy department of a university in Southern Taiwan. We analyzed the results to discover factors that significantly affected students’ perceptions of transitioning from in-hospital internships to distance learning. In total, 81 interns from the university’s pharmacy department responded to the questionnaire. Approximately half of the participants felt happy when they learned, before the internship began, that the internship would be partially replaced with distance learning. The overall satisfaction rate was 67.9%, and no significant differences was observed in students’ satisfaction between hospital size or distance-learning time. However, more students in the medical center felt they had insufficient time to finish assignments compared to those in the regional hospitals, and the students who had 11–15 days of distance learning felt that they interacted more smoothly with their peers compared to those who had other durations. Program designers should make distance internship courses more student-centered, with a focus on increasing interactions between students, teachers, and peers to compensate for the lack of physical presence.

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Actual and Perceived Level of Scientific English across Italian Physiotherapy Courses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis

Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis

Physiotherapists’ Knowledge of and Adherence to Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines and Recommendations for Ankle Sprains Management: a Cross-Sectional Study

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Taiwanese Pharmacy Students’ Experiences and Perceptions of Transitioning from In-Hospital Internships to Distance Learning Due to COVID-19

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