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Low Back Pain At Work: Knowledge and Attitude of Sectional Heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadan
(African Journals of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2010-06) Okafor C Anita
The purpose of this study was to find out the knowledge and attitude of sectional heads towards managing low back pain (LBP) at work at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. It was also aimed at identifying the difficulties encountered and the organizational needs required in the management of LBP at work. Twenty-nine sectional(16 male and 13 female) heads at the University Teaching Hospital participated in this cross-sectional survey. The participants completed a self-administered questionnaire, adapted from the Management of LBP in the Workplace Questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentages and inferential statistics of Chi square. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Twenty-six (89.7%) of the participants reported no difficulty in managing staff members with low back pain. Seventeen (58.6%) participants had poor knowledge, while 37.9% had fair to good knowledge of managing LBP at work. Twenty-two participants had a positive attitude towards managing staff members with low back pain. There was no significant association (p=0.307) between respondents’ knowledge and attitude towards managing workers with LBP. Organizing workshops for workers was the most frequently reported organizational support required for the management of LBP. Sectional heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadan have poor knowledge but a positive attitude towards managing workers with LBP.
Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Primary Health Care among Nigerian Physiotherapists
(Primary Health Care: Open Access, 2021) Okafor C Anita
Purpose: Given the growing interest in the integration of physiotherapy into the National Primary Health Care (PHC) program in Nigeria, it is important to understand perception of physiotherapists in terms of knowledge, attitude and practice of their role in PHC. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of among Nigerian Physiotherapists Materials and Method: Sixty-one physiotherapists from Kano Metropolis were involved in this study. Questionnaire on Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) on Primary Health Care (PHC) was used to collect information on Knowledge Attitude and Practice of PHC of the participants. Results: The mean percentage scores for knowledge and attitude of PHC was 76.44% and 76.06% respectively. Out of all the participants, only 15 (24%) reported that they were involved in the practice PHC. Level of qualification have no significant association with either knowledge of PHC (χ2 = 11.52 and P = 0.401) or attitudes toward PHC (χ2 = 33.887 and P = 0.170). Years of practice have no significant association with either knowledge of PHC (χ2 =42.42 and P= 0.12) or attitude towards PHC (χ2 = 720.11 and P = 0.74). Conclusion: Physiotherapists have good knowledge and attitude towards of PHC. However very few physiotherapists are involved in the practice of PHC.
Knowledge, attitude and utilisation of evidence-based therapeutic exercises in knee osteoarthritis management in Nigeria
(AJOL, 2024-03) Okafor Anita
Background: In Nigeria, there is a disparity among physiotherapists regarding therapeutic exercise as a core treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The attitudes and beliefs of physiotherapists could influence this. Objective: To investigate Nigerian physiotherapists’ knowledge, attitude, and utilization of evidence-based therapeutic exercises Design: A mixed-method of cross-sectional survey and focus group discussion. Setting: Secondary and tertiary health institutions in Nigeria Participants: Physiotherapists consecutively sampled from the selected institutions. Main outcome measures: Participants’ knowledge, attitude and utilization of evidence-based therapeutic exercises for the management of knee OA Results: This study revealed that 81% of physiotherapists in Nigeria had a fair knowledge of evidence-based practice and the efficacy of therapeutic exercises in managing knee OA. Despite this fair knowledge, 95.3% had a poor attitude. The important emerging categories/themes are treatment preference, clinical experience, and strength of evidence. Conclusion: Physiotherapists in Nigeria have a fair knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic exercises in managing patients with knee OA, although there is a poor attitude and disparity between the use and current recommendations.
BARRIERS TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PRACTICE AGAINST COVID-19: A SURVEY OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN NIGERIA
(Journal of Biomedical Investigation, 2023) Anita C OKAFOR
Following the COVID-19 pandemic which was declared a public health emergency all over the world, healthcare workers in Nigeria are still faced with many types of barriers to infection prevention and control practices. The study assessed the barriers to compliance with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices among Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Nigeria during the early phase of COVID-19. Methodology A cross-sectional descriptive design using a non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select seventy-eight (78) HCWs working in different healthcare facilities in Nigeria involving medical and allied health professionals such as nurses/midwives, physiotherapists, radiographers, pharmacists, orthotist, prosthetist, orthopaedic technologists, and public health professionals Analysis of the results was done using known standard methods and the results were statistically analyzed. Results The findings of the study revealed 78 HCWs participated in this study comprising 44(56.4%) medical doctors, 4(4.1%) Nurses, 17(21.8%) Physiotherapists, 5(6.4%) Laboratory scientists, and 8(10.4%) others. Thirty-nine (50.0%) of the participants found overcrowding/understaffing as one of the major barriers to IPC, 37(47.4%) indicated less commitment of HCWs to the IPC policies and 35(44.9%) indicated lack of water as the major barrier to IPC practice. Limitation of personal protective equipment such as face masks was seen as a barrier to compliance in 17(21.8%) of participants and the unavailability of alcohol-based hand rubs was seen as a barrier by 33(42.3%) of participants.
Prospective Associations of Leisure-time Physical Activity with Psychological Distress 3 and Wellbeing: A 12-year cohort study
(2021) Oyeyemi, Adewale
Objective: To investigate the associations of leisure-time physical activity with psychological 51 distress and wellbeing, and potential mediators. Methods: We used data from the 1970 British Cohort Study (N=5,197 - 2,688 men), including waves 34y (2004), 42y (2012), and 46y (2016) waves. Participants reported leisure-time physical activity frequency and intensity (exposure) at age 34 (baseline), cognition (vocabulary test), body mass index, disability, mobility and pain perception (potential mediators) at age 42, and psychological distress (Malaise inventory) and wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh scale) at age 46. Baseline confounders included sex, country, education, employment status, alcohol use, tobacco smoking, and psychological distress. Main analyses included logistic regression and mediation models. Results: Higher leisure-time physical activity intensity at baseline was associated with lower 6psychological distress at 46y [β: -0.038 (95%CI: -0.069 to -0.007)], but not leisure-time physical activity frequency. Baseline leisure-time physical activity frequency and intensity were 63 associated with higher psychological well-being at 46y [frequency: β: 0.089 (95%CI: 0.002 to 64 0.176); intensity: β: 0.262 (95%CI: 0.123 to 0.401); and total: β: 0.041 (95%CI: 0.013 to 0.069)]. 65 Only body mass index at 42y partially mediated the association between leisure-time physical 66 activity frequency (15.7%) and total leisure-time physical activity (6.2%) at 34y, with 67 psychological wellbeing at 46y. Conclusions: These findings highlight the role of leisure-time physical activity in psychological distress and wellbeing, with greater effect sizes associated with higher frequency and intensity of leisure-time physical activity. Future interventions should consider examining potential mediators of the association of leisure-time physical activity with psychological wellbeing, such as body mass index.

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