Factors associated with utilization of physical therapy services during pregnancy and after childbirth.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore demographic and clinical factors associated with utilization of antepartum/postpartum physical therapy.

Methods

This is a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 298 women who were receiving or had received obstetric care at a medical center in southern Taiwan. Data were collected between May 2021 and May 2022 using an online questionnaire, which included demographic, medical, and obstetric details, the symptom severity questionnaires, management strategies, and experience and perception about physical therapy. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, chi-square analysis and multivariate logistic regression model were used to analyze data.

Results

Among 298 respondents, 190 (63.8%) were pregnant and 108 (36.2%) were postpartum.

SUBMITTER: Lin KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925962 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature