Parents' and healthcare professionals' perspectives on manual therapy in infants: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Manual therapy in infants is embedded in Dutch healthcare despite inconsistent evidence and ongoing debate about its safety and merits. This study examines decision-making in manual therapy in infants and explores parents' and healthcare professionals' perspectives on this treatment approach.

Methods

This mixed-methods study consisted of an online survey among manual physiotherapists and paediatric physiotherapists exploring decision-making on manual therapy in infants and interprofessional collaboration. These data prompted further exploration and were combined with data collected with semi-structured interviews exploring parents' and healthcare professionals' perspectives. Interviews were analysed using an inductive content analysis approach.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Driehuis F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079100 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature