PMID- 37998425
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231127
IS  - 2227-9032 (Print)
IS  - 2227-9032 (Electronic)
IS  - 2227-9032 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 22
DP  - 2023 Nov 9
TI  - A Survey on the Use of Outcome Measures during Physical Therapy Interventions by 
      Physical Therapists in Korea.
LID - 10.3390/healthcare11222933 [doi]
LID - 2933
AB  - The purpose of this study was to determine the current status of patient care 
      provided by Korean physical therapists (KPTs) in clinical practice by studying 
      the outcome measures (OMs) used in physical therapy interventions among KPTs with 
      experience in treating patients. A total of 225 KPTs with experience in treating 
      patients in clinical settings participated in the study and completed the online 
      questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions about the use of OMs and the 
      reasons for using them, as well as the types, benefits, and barriers of OMs. The 
      participants' responses were analyzed and reported in terms of frequencies and 
      percentages. A total of 220 questionnaires were analyzed. The results show that 
      the majority of KPTs in clinical practice used OMs during interventions. The main 
      reasons for using OMs were to check the patient's condition and to determine the 
      direction and effectiveness of treatment. In terms of the types of OMs used, the 
      highest percentage of subjects used both patient-reported OMs (PROMs) and 
      performance-based OMs (PBOMs). They chose OMs that were quick and easy to use and 
      used them voluntarily. Barriers to and reasons for not using OMs were similar, 
      including lack of benefits, lack of time, and problems with patient performance 
      and uncooperative behavior. When analyzing the effect of demographic 
      characteristics on the use of OMs, we found that physical therapists specializing 
      in musculoskeletal and neurological systems, physical therapists with longer 
      treatment times, and physical therapists who valued OMs were more likely to use 
      them. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that improvements in 
      the work environment and healthcare system are needed to enhance the 
      professionalism of KPTs working in the field of physical agent therapy by 
      improving their awareness of Oms and improving the quality of physical therapy 
      interventions.
FAU - Lim, Jae-Hyun
AU  - Lim JH
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Nambu University, Gwangju 62271, 
      Republic of Korea.
AD  - Physical Therapy Room, Wise Rehabilitation Hospital, Gwangju 62421, Republic of 
      Korea.
FAU - Kim, So-Yeong
AU  - Kim SY
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Nambu University, Gwangju 62271, 
      Republic of Korea.
AD  - Rehabilitation Center, Gwangju 365 Rehabilitation Hospital, Gwangju 62232, 
      Republic of Korea.
FAU - Kim, Byeong-Geun
AU  - Kim BG
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7358-7389
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, Nambu University, Gwangju 62271, Republic of 
      Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231109
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Healthcare (Basel)
JT  - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101666525
PMC - PMC10671161
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - outcome measures
OT  - physical therapist
OT  - physical therapy
OT  - survey
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/11/24 12:41
MHDA- 2023/11/24 12:42
PMCR- 2023/11/09
CRDT- 2023/11/24 09:36
PHST- 2023/10/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/11/03 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/11/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/11/24 12:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/11/24 12:41 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/11/24 09:36 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/11/09 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - healthcare11222933 [pii]
AID - healthcare-11-02933 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/healthcare11222933 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Nov 9;11(22):2933. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11222933.