The Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Used with Low Back Pain and the Attitude of Primary Healthcare Practitioners in Saudi Arabia toward Them

Alhowimel, Ahmed; Alodaibi, Faris; Alotaibi, Mazyad; Alamam, Dalyah; Fritz, Julie M.

doi:10.3390/medicina57080812

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“…The majority of Egyptian physical therapists reported that they always assess their patients before treatment; however, the majority of them reported that they do it without using standard tools [16]. Another study showed that physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia frequently use outcome measures in their clinical management of patients with low back pain [18]. Another study showed that various outcome measures are used to a low-to-very-low extent when dealing with patients with low back pain [9].…”

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“…For example, language and cultural barriers, the degree of organizational support received in their practice, [15] the patient's difficulty in understanding the outcome measures, [22] lack of clear guidance about the suitability of available outcome measures, lack of appropriate outcome measure, [11] lack of time and knowledge, [14] and lack of a routine for using outcome measures also was an identified barrier [21]. This highlights a need for professional training on the use of standardized outcome measures related to LBP [18].…”

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Functional scales used by the Egyptian physiotherapist in the assessment of low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Elhafez

Sweed²,

Ibrahim

2023

Bull Fac Phys Ther

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Background The use of functional scales is crucial for the management of low back pain. Numerous pertinent outcome measures are available; however, it is unknown how much use Egyptian physiotherapists make of these scales and measurements when diagnosing and treating patients with low back pain. Aim The purpose of this study was to investigate how Egyptian physical therapists working in Egypt used functional outcome measures and scales when treating low back pain. Design and methods A cross-section study used an online web-based survey which was accessible to all Egyptian physiotherapists practicing in Egypt. Results 334 Egyptian physical therapists participated in this study. The use of the pain disability index and back pain functional scale represents the highest frequency of (always/often) of 56.3% and 53.6% respectively, whereas the use of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale or the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire represents the highest frequency of (rarely/never) 45.8% and 53%, respectively. There was no significant association between gender, years of experience, educational level, and work setting with the use of functional outcome measures (p > 0.05). Conclusion Egyptian physiotherapists more usually utilize the pain disability index and back pain functional scale (PDI and BPFS), when evaluating their patients with low back pain, although they did not commonly use the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire or the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale

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Functional scales used by the Egyptian physiotherapist in the assessment of low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Elhafez

Sweed²,

Ibrahim

2023

Bull Fac Phys Ther

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“…Primary healthcare is associated with reducing big healthrelated issues, and it plays a role in improving the way of life. This particular study was conducted in India, and the general public was selected for the interview, where the objectives of the research were focused [16]. It was concluded that the physiotherapists engage the public of an area and take of their health and try to keep them healthy.…”

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“…On the other hand, they determine the health-related issues that exist in society, and they try their levels best to beat the arising health issues and try to maintain the health of the people in the proper order [16].…”

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

Alsalem¹,

Almuhaid²

2023

ACMR

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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.

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“…Translated, cross-culturally adapted and validated versions of PROMs are increasingly utilized in spine research in Arab countries [ 19 - 48 ]. Matters such as understanding, experiences, religious beliefs, and expectations of patients and primary healthcare practitioners have also been looked into in recent publications [ 49 , 50 ]. None of the tools identified here was included amongst the 26 instruments listed in the recent systematic review that reported an assortment of PROMs in Arab-speaking populations [ 1 ].…”

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Arabic-Translated Versions of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Utilized in Spine Research: A Review of Validated Studies

Jamjoom,

Gahtani,

Alzahrani

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are standardized tools commonly applied in research and healthcare appraisal. Most were developed in English and the cross-cultural adaptation (CCA) and validation of their translated versions remain topics of contemporary research appeal. This review aimed to identify the Arabic-translated PROMs that were utilized in spine research and to assess the methodological qualities of their studies. The PubMed database was searched, and all relevant publications were identified. The CCA and measurement properties were assessed using the guidelines described by Oliveria and Terwee respectively. Thirty studies that validated the Arabic versions of 26 PROMs were found suitable. The tools that had the highest total citation numbers were Neck Disability Index, Ronald-Morris Disability Questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Index, Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, Scoliosis Research Society-22, Back Beliefs Questionnaire, Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, and McGill Pain Questionnaire-Short Form. The Arabic versions of Short Form-36 (SF-36), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) were not included due to lack of validation in spine research. All the articles were published from 2007 to 2023 (median 2019) and their journal’s impact factor and citation numbers were relatively modest (mean 2 and 6.5 respectively). Most patients had low back pain (19 articles), were recruited from physiotherapy and rehabilitation departments (18 articles) and came from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (12 articles). The quality of the CCA of the Arabic versions was rated good in forward translation, synthesis, back translation, and expert committee review but less so in pretesting and submission. The measurement properties of the studies were considered good quality in internal consistency, reliability, structural validity and cross-cultural validity but less so in content validity, error measurement, responsiveness and floor/ceiling effect. In conclusion, with a few exceptions, most of the widely utilized PROMs in spine research have validated Arabic versions. The methodological quality of the studies was good apart from a few shortages that could be improved upon by further research. Work should be done to address the validation of Arabic versions of SF-36, VAS and EQ-5D in spine research. PROMs are valuable in systematizing subjective outcomes. Their usage in research and clinical settings in any validated language should be highly encouraged.

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The Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Used with Low Back Pain and the Attitude of Primary Healthcare Practitioners in Saudi Arabia toward Them

Cited by 8 publications

References 40 publications

Functional scales used by the Egyptian physiotherapist in the assessment of low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Functional scales used by the Egyptian physiotherapist in the assessment of low back pain: a cross-sectional study

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

Arabic-Translated Versions of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Utilized in Spine Research: A Review of Validated Studies

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