Abstract

SYMPTOMATIC MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Dr. Amro Kutaiba Maatoq*, Dr. Sulaiman Ahmad and Dr. Laila Aboosh Hasan

ABSTRACT

Background: Understanding the organisational set-up of physiotherapy services across different countries is increasingly important as clinicians around the world use evidence to improve their practice. This also has to be taken into consideration when multi-centre international clinical trials are conducted. This survey aimed to systematically describe organisational aspects of physiotherapy services for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) across. Methods: Representatives from rehabilitation facilities within countries completed an online web-based questionnaire survey between 2019 and 2020. Countries were categorised according to four. ean regions (defined by United Nations Statistics). Similarities and differences between regions were examined. Results: Most participating centres specialized in rehabilitation (82 %) and neurology (60 %), with only 38 % specialising in MS. Conclusion: This survey is the first to provide data about organisational aspects of physiotherapy for people with MS across .e. Overall, care in key organisational aspects of service provision is broadly similar across regions, although some variations, for example the models of teamwork utilised, are apparent. Organisational framework specifics should be considered anytime a multi-centre study is conducted and results from such studies are applied. NOTE, mixed studies.

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