Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey

To evaluate the level of knowledge and adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines on fibromyalgia of physiotherapists in Spain. A cross-sectional study using an ad-hoc online survey was implemented to assess aspects on the assessment, treatment, and decision of the length of the therapeutic approach...

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Autores: Ferrández-Gómez JÉ, Gacto-Sánchez M, Nouni-García R, Gascón-Jaén J, Lozano-Quijada C, Baño-Alcaraz A
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Data de publicação:2024
País:España
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Palavra-chave:Fibromyalgia
Guideline adherence
Physical therapy modalities
Health education
Chronic pain
Surveys and questionnaires
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spelling Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online surveyFerrández-Gómez JÉGacto-Sánchez MNouni-García RGascón-Jaén JLozano-Quijada CBaño-Alcaraz AFibromyalgiaGuideline adherencePhysical therapy modalitiesHealth educationChronic painSurveys and questionnairesTo evaluate the level of knowledge and adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines on fibromyalgia of physiotherapists in Spain. A cross-sectional study using an ad-hoc online survey was implemented to assess aspects on the assessment, treatment, and decision of the length of the therapeutic approach on fibromyalgia. Based on the results, professionals were classified as adherent, partially adherent, or non-adherent. The level of agreement with several statements on the condition was also evaluated across the professionals surveyed to evaluate the potential consensus. A total of 240 physiotherapists met inclusion criteria, amongst which 68 (28.33%) were adherent. The academic level of studies (Chi-square = 48.601, p-value = 0.001) and having had previous training in fibromyalgia (Chi-square = 151.011, p-value = 0.001) displayed statistically significant differences across adherence-based groups. Consensus was reached for 15 out of 24 statements. Our findings highlight the presence of an acceptable level of knowledge and adherence to clinical practice guidelines in the field of fibromyalgia among physiotherapists in Spain.Practice implicationsOur results also reveal the existence of an evidence-to-practice gap in the field, with potential room for improvement: further efforts on promoting and reinforcing the importance of evidence-based therapies are needed, from university teaching plans to clinical updates for daily practice.SPRINGER HEIDELBERG2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/17334RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONALISSN: 01728172ISSNe: 1437160Xreponame:r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científicainstname:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p173342026-06-11T12:45:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
title Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
spellingShingle Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
Ferrández-Gómez JÉ
Fibromyalgia
Guideline adherence
Physical therapy modalities
Health education
Chronic pain
Surveys and questionnaires
title_short Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
title_full Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
title_fullStr Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
title_full_unstemmed Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
title_sort Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ferrández-Gómez JÉ
Gacto-Sánchez M
Nouni-García R
Gascón-Jaén J
Lozano-Quijada C
Baño-Alcaraz A
author Ferrández-Gómez JÉ
author_facet Ferrández-Gómez JÉ
Gacto-Sánchez M
Nouni-García R
Gascón-Jaén J
Lozano-Quijada C
Baño-Alcaraz A
author_role author
author2 Gacto-Sánchez M
Nouni-García R
Gascón-Jaén J
Lozano-Quijada C
Baño-Alcaraz A
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author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fibromyalgia
Guideline adherence
Physical therapy modalities
Health education
Chronic pain
Surveys and questionnaires
topic Fibromyalgia
Guideline adherence
Physical therapy modalities
Health education
Chronic pain
Surveys and questionnaires
description To evaluate the level of knowledge and adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines on fibromyalgia of physiotherapists in Spain. A cross-sectional study using an ad-hoc online survey was implemented to assess aspects on the assessment, treatment, and decision of the length of the therapeutic approach on fibromyalgia. Based on the results, professionals were classified as adherent, partially adherent, or non-adherent. The level of agreement with several statements on the condition was also evaluated across the professionals surveyed to evaluate the potential consensus. A total of 240 physiotherapists met inclusion criteria, amongst which 68 (28.33%) were adherent. The academic level of studies (Chi-square = 48.601, p-value = 0.001) and having had previous training in fibromyalgia (Chi-square = 151.011, p-value = 0.001) displayed statistically significant differences across adherence-based groups. Consensus was reached for 15 out of 24 statements. Our findings highlight the presence of an acceptable level of knowledge and adherence to clinical practice guidelines in the field of fibromyalgia among physiotherapists in Spain.Practice implicationsOur results also reveal the existence of an evidence-to-practice gap in the field, with potential room for improvement: further efforts on promoting and reinforcing the importance of evidence-based therapies are needed, from university teaching plans to clinical updates for daily practice.
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