Physiotherapist as Health Promotion Practitioners in Primary Health Care (PHC) in Riyadh City

Abstract

Variables Abbreviation1. Physiotherapists have no role to play in the health promotion in Riyadh City (PRPHR). 2. Physiotherapists working within district health system should include health promotion in their services in Riyadh City (PHPSR). 3. Physiotherapists should responsible for the development of the health promotion polices in Riyadh City (PSRPR). 4. There is a need for physiotherapists to shift from a biomedical approach to a model ensuring health promotion in Riyadh City (PBMHPRC). 5. The physiotherapists is responsible for the planning of a health promotion polices in Riyadh City (PRPHRC). 6. Physiotherapists as health promotion practitioners are responsible for evaluation and implementation of health promotion in Riyadh City (PHPREHP). 7. Would physiotherapists educate people on ergonomics in community where you practice in Riyadh City (WPECPR). 8. Would Physiotherapists play a part in arrive alive campaign of the government in Riyadh City (WPACGR). 9. Would Physiotherapists educate all the clients on healthy diet and need for exercise in Riyadh City (WPCHER). 10. Would physiotherapists participate in an advocacy activity to electrify households to reduce burns caused by the use of coal and paraffin in Riyadh City (WPEHBUR). 11. Would physiotherapists get involved in the efforts to improve the physical exercise for school children to reduce the prevalence of obesity and related diseases in Riyadh City (WPPODR). ResultsThe IBM SPSS and the Microsoft Excel have been used for the analysis of the data with the help of factor analysis and the principal components analysis, along with regression analysis and the correlation analysis.The practical implication of the study is that this work is contributed in the available literature by clearing the role of physiotherapist as health promotion practitioners. The findings are help to develop the effective polices in primary healthcare sector as far as the role of physiotherapist as the health promotion is concerned and it also helps the physiotherapy community to be part of Primary Health Care. ConclusionThe originality of this research work is that it is one of the fewest and one of the earliest research projects works that conduct to clear the role of health promotion in the primary health care. The health promotion is concerning physiotherapy community as part of primary health care.