Background The increasing demand for physical therapy services worldwide calls for innovations to be made to meet the challenges of service delivery. However, little is known about the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of digital physical therapy among Nigerian physiotherapists. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the level of KAP of digital physical therapy among physiotherapists in Nigeria. Methods This cross-sectional study purposively recruited 150 Nigerian physiotherapists. Copies of modified and validated questionnaires on the KAP of digital physical therapy from a previous study were sent to registered and licensed physiotherapists via electronic survey to assess the KAP of digital physical therapy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Alpha level was set at p < 0.05. Results The mean age of the respondents was 29.76 ± 6.95 years. Most participants (81.3%) have a knowledge level above average, while 18.7% have below average. Furthermore, most (76.0%) of the respondents had a positive attitude toward digital physical therapy. In addition, more than two-thirds, 69.3% uses digital physical therapy platforms for physical therapy practice. Knowledge, attitude, and practice were not significantly associated with sociodemographic characteristics (p > 0.05). Furthermore, there was no significant association between knowledge, attitude, and practice (p > 0.05). Conclusion Many Nigerian physiotherapists demonstrated adequate knowledge, positive attitude, and good practice of digital physical therapy. However, knowledge, attitude, and practice of digital physical therapy were not influenced by sociodemographic characteristics.

Knowledge of self-care management using exercise to improve pulmonary functions may help to reduce frequent hospitalization and mortality in patients with pulmonary diseases (PmDs). However, there is dearth of information on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of exercise for pulmonary rehabilitation (ExPR) among patients with PmDs. Hence, this study investigated KAP on ExPR in patients with PmDs. This cross-sectional study involved 105 patients with PmDs (male: n=47, female: n=58) who were purposively recruited from Nigerian hospitals. Validated instruments on ExPR and socio-economic status (SES) were used to assess KAP of ExPR and SES among patients with PmDs, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Alpha level was set at p˂0.05. The mean age of respondents was 54.0±18.7 years with more than half, 56 (53.3%) reported low SES. More than a third, 36 (34.3%) of respondents had asthma. In addition, more than half, 54 (51.4%) scored above average knowledge of ExPR, less than half, 45(47.4%) reported negative attitude to ExPR. Similarly, more than half, 60 (57.1%) demonstrated poor ExPR practice. However, there was significant associations between knowledge and level of education (χ2 =13.687; P = 0.003), attitude and age (χ2 = 12.602; P = 0.039) and practice and SES (χ2 = 17.648; P = 0.002). In conclusion, patients with PmDs demonstrated good knowledge, negative attitude and poor practice of ExPR. Knowledge, attitude and practice of ExPR were significantly associated with socio-demographic and economic level among patients with PmDs.