Rehabilitation Experiences of Physiotherapists in Covid-19 Outbreak

Evaluation of Rehabilitation Experiences of Physiotherapists in Covid-19 Outbreak

The aim of this study is to evaluate the process experienced by physiotherapists while providing rehabilitation services during the epidemic and to investigate the procedures adopted by physiotherapists who are currently working. In addition, by analyzing the effects of both the pandemic and the clinical and educational organizations in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinics where physiotherapists were working during the COVID-19 epidemic, the needs arising after the pandemic can be reported. Assessments will be carried out by researcher physiotherapists through a questionnaire based on research and examples in the literature, and scales measuring anxiety, depression and stress levels. The measurement tool will be the online survey application.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Therapy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: A questionnaire and scales.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the process experienced by physiotherapists while providing rehabilitation services during the epidemic and to investigate the procedures adopted by physiotherapists who are currently working.

In addition, by analyzing the effects of both the pandemic and the clinical and educational organizations in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinics where physiotherapists were working during the COVID-19 epidemic, the needs arising after the pandemic can be reported.

Assessments will be carried out by researcher physiotherapists through a questionnaire based on research and examples in the literature, and scales measuring anxiety, depression and stress levels. The measurement tool will be the online survey application.

Data collection is planned to take place in February-March 2021.

Surveys will be distributed via WhatsApp, e-mail, social media links. This questionnaire was sent to 3 physiotherapists and subjected to a pre-test. This questionnaire is about the following situations and contains 37 questions:

Information on employment status: In this section, physiotherapists' name-surname, gender, age, professional practice experience (years), generally applied physiotherapy subgroup (more than one can be selected), whether they are self-employed or employees, and the status of performing face-to-face clinical practices will be questioned. If so, it will be questioned which protection measures have been applied.

Information about tele-rehabilitation practices: In this section, it will be questioned whether physiotherapists start to follow their patients remotely, if they are, in what way they do it, whether the number of weekly sessions continues, and whether the amount collected is the same as the face-to-face amount.

General information about COVID 19 rehabilitation: In this section, did the departments where physiotherapists work returned to COVID 19 services, did they work in COVID 19 units, rehabilitation approaches in COVID 19 patients, protocol and / or guidelines on exercises for rehabilitation management and treatment of COVID 19 patients. material development / implementation status will be questioned.

The impact of the pandemic on the health and teaching activities of physiotherapists and the sustainability of clinical / thesis studies during this period will be questioned.

Finally, the CES Depression Scale (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, CES-D) will be used to determine depression level, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) Test will be used to evaluate generalized anxiety level, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) will be used to determine stress level.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 400

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Beykoz
    • Istanbul, Beykoz, Turkey, 34815
      • Medipol University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 22 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Individuals between the ages of 22-65 who continue to work as a self-employed or employee physiotherapist.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Individuals between the ages of 22-65 who continue to work as a self-employed or employee physiotherapist.

Exclusion Criteria:

Not meeting the inclusion criteria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Physiotherapists; Individuals between the ages of 22-65 who continue to work as a self-employed or employee physiotherapist.	Other: A questionnaire and scales.; Participants will be evaluated by applying a questionnaire and scales created by the researcher physiotherapists based on the researches and examples in the literature.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
A questionnaire created by research physiotherapists based on researches and examples in the literature.	Participants will be evaluated by applying a questionnaire and scales created by the researcher physiotherapists based on the researches and examples in the literature.	The evaluation will take place in one interview (the interview will take 30 minutes)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessment of depression level with Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale	The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale will be used to determine depression level. The scale consists of 20 questions in the form of a self-report that measure the emotional state of the person in depression, perceptions and behaviors towards depression. 4-point Likert type questionnaire with 0-60 points range is encoded in 0-3 points range.	The evaluation will take place in one interview (the interview will take 30 minutes)
Assessment of anxiety level with Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 Test	The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 test will be used to determine anxiety level. It is a 7-item four-point Likert (0 = none, 1 = many days, 2 = more than half of the days, 3 = almost every day), which evaluates the experiences asked in the scale items in the last 2 weeks. The total scores obtained from the scale are 5, 10, and 15 cut-off points for mild, moderate, and severe anxiety, respectively.	The evaluation will take place in one interview (the interview will take 30 minutes)
Assessment of stress level with Perceived Stress Scale	Perceived Stress Scale will be used to determine stress level. Participants rate how often their lives were seen as unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overly intense during the previous month on the 5-point Likert scale (0 = Never, 4 = Very often). Total scores range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating a higher perceived stress level.	The evaluation will take place in one interview (the interview will take 30 minutes)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Medipol University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Gülay Aras Bayram, asAss. Prof., Medipol University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 27, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 27, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): February 27, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 2, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): April 8, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 8, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2021
• Last Verified: April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: E-10840098-772.02-2682

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No