Characteristics of patient receiving physiotherapy in different Non-Government Organizations

Abstract

The physiotherapy is s self-directed health care profession. Physiotherapists work with their patients to plan and provide structured physical treatment aiming to rehabilitation. Purpose: To identify the characteristics of patients receiving physiotherapy from different non-government organizations. Objectives: To identify the disease condition and what types of physiotherapy treatment is received for the specific condition. Methodology: The study design was cross-sectional quantitative study. Total 78 samples were selected conveniently for this study from CRP-Savar, CRP-Mirpur and Enam Medical College & Hospital. Data was collected by using semi structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistic was used for data analysis which focused through table, pie chart and bar chart, association was showed by Chi-square test. Results: Among the 78 participants, age group 29-42 and 43-56 both have 30.8% (n=24) participants. In this study, Male participants were 47.4% (n=37) and female participants were 52.6% (n=41). Out of 78 participants, 48.7% (n=38) participants were from urban area and 51.3% (n=40) participants were from rural area. 94.9% (n=74) participants came with musculoskeletal & orthopedic conditions, 3.8% (n=3) participants came with neurological conditions and 1.3% (n=1) participants came with other conditions. Among 78 participants, 18.5% (n=56) participants received mobilization, 13.9% (n=42) participants received IRR, 7% (n=21) participants received REIL. 50% (n=39) participants came without any referral which were counted as ‘self’, 10.3% (n=8) were referred by general physician and 39.7% (n=31) were referred by others. There are significant association (p=0.003) between monthly income and challenges like financial crisis. Discussion: Among 78 participants, almost 10 condition have been diagnosed according to prescription. Among those diagnosis, Mechanical LBP patient was the highest in number. They frequently received Stretching, Mobilization and IRR as physiotherapy treatment. Conclusion: The results of this study provided insight into the diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment for the specific condition. This information would assist the professional to justify the physiotherapy practice. More research is needed to evaluate the physiotherapy treatment for these patients. Keywords: Characteristics of patient, Physiotherapy, Non-government organizations.