Background: Although assessing patient satisfaction ensures quality assurance, compliance, and better effects of therapy, patient satisfaction studies are lacking within the Ghanaian physiotherapy domain. Objective: To ascertain patients' satisfaction with physiotherapy services and evaluate factors that influence satisfaction levels at the trauma and orthopedic directorate of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Method: A cross-sectional survey was done, and systematic random sampling was used to recruit participants. One-hundred twenty (120) patients participated in the study. Data were collected using an adapted structured patient satisfaction questionnaire. Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests were performed. Results: The mean age of participants was 39.9 + 15.8 years. They comprised 48 (40%) females and 72 (60%) males. The most common cause of patient admission was road traffic accident (71.7%). All dimensions of satisfaction assessed were highly rated (>90%). Majority of the participants reported that they were satisfied (95.7%) and compliant (91.6%) with the physiotherapy treatment. Respect shown by therapist (98%) and courtesy and friendliness (97%) were the most rated indices; however, some respondents had uncertainties pertaining to patient involvement in decision-making. The majority of participants also reported that due to their satisfaction, compliance came naturally (75.9%) and reported compliance had a significant association with satisfaction (P ¼ .02). Age was also found to influence satisfaction (P ¼ .04). Conclusion: Patient satisfaction with physiotherapy services rendered at the inpatient facility was high, and satisfaction reportedly translated into ease with compliance.

BackgroundPhysiotherapists are well equipped to address health promotion issues with their patients and the public. However, no studies have been conducted in Ghana to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of physiotherapists towards health promotion.ObjectivesThis study therefore seeks to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of physiotherapists towards health promotion in Ghana.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at some selected physiotherapy departments in health facilities across Ghana. Ninety-one registered physiotherapists living and working in Ghana were recruited for this study. A closed-ended self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on the demographics, knowledge, attitude and practice of physiotherapists towards health promotion. The scores for each section were calculated individually, and the final knowledge, attitude and practices score was obtained by calculating the total of the three sections. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 22.0 was employed to analyse all the study variables.ResultsPhysiotherapists’ knowledge was 72%, attitude 84% and practice 87% towards health promotion. The association between the physiotherapists’ knowledge of health promotion and practice was significant with Pearson’s chi-square test (p = 0.013). But there was no significant association between knowledge and attitude of physiotherapists towards health promotion (p = 0.097).ConclusionPhysiotherapists have very good knowledge, attitude and practice towards health promotion in Ghana. This is essential for better integration into the scope of physiotherapy practice, and therefore, the health promotion policy in Ghana should be revised to include physiotherapists, because they are experts in exercise prescription and physical activity.Clinical implicationsThe outcomes of this study could provide the impetus for physiotherapists to include health promotion in clinical and community services for primary prevention of non-communicable diseases as well as secondary and tertiary prevention of disability to promote functional independence.

Background: Childhood age through adolescence mark period of major postural transformation which warrants screening for structural abnormalities. The study provided needs assessment for musculoskeletal screening and determined the prevalence of musculoskeletal deviations (MSDs) among pupils in Junior High Schools. Methods: An all-inclusive qualitative musculoskeletal screening exercise was conducted in eight private and public basic schools within Accra Metropolis. The schools were sampled through multistaged sampling technique from a cluster of 264 schools. After due permissions from the Ghana Education Service Directorate, Head Teachers and parents, pupils were screened for various MSDs. Screening procedures largely involved manual testing, observation and measurements Original Research Articleusing paediatric Gait, Arms, Legs and Spine (pGALS) as a guide. Data were gleaned to descriptive and inferential analysis at 95% CI. Results: A total of 1,532 pupils (mean age: 14.6±1.7 years) were screened. They comprised 696 (45.3%) males. The pattern of MSDs indicate Hallux valgus as the most presented MSDs, 475 (31%) and 242 (15.8%) of them were females. Elevated scapular was the least as found among 21 (1.3%) pupils. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in the frequency of male and female pupils with clawed toes, genu valgus, winged scapular, kyphosis, scoliosis and cubital valgus. Two Hundred and Fifty-Four (16.6%) of the total sampled pupils presented with two or more MSDs. Conclusion:The outcome of the screening revealed high prevalence of MSDs among the sampled pupils with females being more predisposed than their male counterparts. The finding has provided cue for initiating musculoskeletal screening among Ghanaian children in basic schools.