Knowledge, Attitude and Counselling Practice of Physiotherapists in the Promotion of Leisure-Time Physical Activity among Patients in Nigerian Hospitals

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dc.contributor.authorAkintayo, Niyi David
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T10:15:08Z
dc.date.available2025-05-09T10:15:08Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractLeisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) represents an important aspect of national and community life and is widely recognised as a major component for prevention and management of several chronic diseases. Physiotherapists (PTs), as health care practitioners, are well placed in promoting LT physically active lifestyle. The aim of this study was to investigate the association among level of knowledge, attitude and counselling practice (CP) of PTs in the promotion of LTPA among patients in some Nigerian hospitals. Three hundred and forty eight practising PTs recruited from various public and private hospitals in 22 states in Nigeria participated in this study. They completed a modified 20-item “Physical Activity Promotion in Physical Therapy” Questionnaire, which collected information on LTPA promotion in physiotherapy practice. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at an alpha level of 0.05. Results showed that thirty seven (10.6%) of the respondents had high knowledge while two hundred and six (59.2%) had good attitude in the LTPA promotion among patients. Only seventy (20.1%) of the respondents counselled more than I0 patients in the past one month on the benefit of engaging in physically active lifestyle during their leisure time. There was a significant association between attitude (confidence) of the PTs in LTPA promotion and their CP to patients (p = 0.02). In conclusion, PTs need to include prescription of LTPA as part of regular treatment and home programme plans for their patients. The study also highlights the basis for PTs to improve their knowledge on the dosage and specific recommendation of LTPA for health benefits of their patients.
dc.identifier.citationOke Kayode I, Akintayo Niyi D, & Fabunmi A.A (2018). Knowledge, Attitude and Counselling Practice of Physiotherapists in the Promotion of Leisure-Time Physical Activity among patients. Bayero Journal of Evidence based physiotherapy 2017; Vol 3,No 2: 7 – 16
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/bajebap/article/view/236376
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.run.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4469
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBayero Journal of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 4; No. 1
dc.titleKnowledge, Attitude and Counselling Practice of Physiotherapists in the Promotion of Leisure-Time Physical Activity among Patients in Nigerian Hospitals
dc.typeArticle
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