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- Title
Facilitators and barriers to using neurological outcome measures in developed and developing countries.
- Authors
Demers, Marika; Blanchette, Andréanne K.; Mullick, Aditi A.; Shah, Akash; Woo, Kathleen; Solomon, John; Levin, Mindy F.
- Abstract
Objective: To identify and compare factors influencing the use of standardized outcome measures by neurological physical therapists working in representative developed (Canada) and developing (India) countries. Methods: A self‐administered web‐based questionnaire on facilitators and barriers to using neurological outcome measures was sent by email to neurological physical therapists in Canada and India. Frequencies of responses to each question were computed. Differences between countries were assessed using two‐proportion z test. Results: Of 317 respondents, the use of standardized outcome measures was higher for Indian (96.7%) compared with Canadian physical therapists (89.2%). Among the most highly reported facilitators, three were common for both countries (known validity and reliability, outcome measures learned in professional training, and recommended in clinical practice guidelines). Three highly reported barriers were also common for India and Canada (lack of time, relying on judgement for clinical decisions, and unavailability of the assessment tools). Nevertheless, there were differences in the percentages of barriers and facilitators between countries. Conclusion: Understanding the factors influencing the uptake of outcome measures among neurological physical therapists working in a developed (Canada) and a developing country (India) can help identify whether strategies should or should not be modified to facilitate knowledge translation in different geographical, professional, or social contexts.
- Subjects
CANADA; INDIA; DEVELOPING countries; INTERNET; NEUROLOGY; HEALTH outcome assessment; PHYSICAL therapists; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); DEVELOPED countries; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Physiotherapy Research International, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1358-2267
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pri.1756