The emerging role of respiratory physiotherapy: A profile of the attitudes of nurses and physicians in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Respiratory physiotherapy plays a key role in the management and treatment of patients with respiratory diseases worldwide, yet this specialty is not well established in Saudi Arabia.

Aims

To profile the attitudes among physicians and nurses toward physiotherapists working in respiratory care settings in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted. A questionnaire was developed consisting of 23 items, which was distributed both electronically and in paper form to physicians and nurses working in hospitals and health-care centers in Saudi Arabia. Physicians and nurses working outside of Saudi Arabia, and other health professionals, were excluded from the study.

Results

A total of 284 questionnaires were returned (nurse

SUBMITTER: Al Mohammedali Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5070432 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature