KMID : 1012020170060020090
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Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science 2017 Volume.6 No. 2 p.90 ~ p.95
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Perception and use of gait measures among physical therapists in South Korea
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Jang Ho-Young
Kim You-Lim Kim Sung-Jin Yoon Tak-Yong Kim Kyung-Hun Ahn Ick-Keun Lee Suk-Min
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physical therapists¡¯ perception of the use of gait measures, the frequency of the gait measures used, and also to identify the barriers that limit the use of these assessment tools.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Methods: Physical therapists from the Seoul, Gyeonggi area from March to July 2016 were included in the study. Over the course of 18 weeks, a cross-sectional study was conducted with a self-report questionnaire. A total of 700 questionnaires were distributed and 350 questionnaires (50%) were collected, however with the exclusion of 140 questionnaires due to non-consent, a total of 210 questionnaires (30%) were analysed.
Results: Out of the 10 standardized assessment tools, the therapists showed the highest perception for the timed up and go test (TUG [n=153, 72.9%]) and they also had high perception for the 10 meters walk test (10MWT [n=149, 71.0%]), and 6-minute walk test (6MWT [n=123, 58.6%]). The respondents answered that the TUG (n=116, 55.2%), 10MWT (n=100, 47.6%), and 6MWT (n=51, 24.3%) was used the most often. On the contrary, only four (1.9%) therapists have used the Chedoke-McMaster stroke assessment and the Rivermead Mobility Index. The lack of time was considered as the most important barrier to the use of assessment tools in clinical practice.
Conclusions: Through this study, it has been shown that the domestic physical therapists used the TUG and the 10MWT mainly due to high recognition and evaluation status; however, the lack of time was the greatest impediment to the clinical application of the gait assessment tools.
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KEYWORD
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Gait, Measurement tools, Physical therapists
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