Table 2 Physiotherapists’ knowledge, practice of, and attitude toward digital physical therapy (N = 150)
Item | Disagreea % | Agreea % |
|---|---|---|
Digital PT refers to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to provide rehabilitation services to people remotely in their home or other environments | 4.70 | 93.30 |
Digital PT services include evaluation, therapeutic interventions, remote monitoring of progress, education, training, and a means of networking for people with disabilities | 6.00 | 90.70 |
Digital PT is the same as tele-physiotherapy | 7.30 | 76.00 |
Digital PT enables access to care for individuals in remote areas or for those who have mobility issues associated with physical impairment, access to transport, and socioeconomic factors | 8.00 | 83.30 |
Adequate funding and policy for digital physical therapy systems in Nigeria are needed | 4.60 | 92.00 |
I have issues with Internet devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers as I am not able to use them | 78.70 | 17.30 |
Digital PT is convenient as I may not have to leave my environment | 8.60 | 84.70 |
Digital PT enables patient to take control of the management of their condition unlike the face-to-face in-person approach | 23.30 | 62.00 |
I find it easy to learn and use digital PT systems | 9.30 | 72.60 |
I believe I could be more productive quickly using digital PT | 16.00 | 70.0 |
The way I interact with digital PT systems is satisfactory | 18.70 | 56.7 |
I like using digital PT systems | 12.70 | 59.3 |
Digital PT systems are able to do everything I would want them to do | 48.00 | 28.0 |
Digital PT will benefit only the urban community | 48.00 | 40.7 |
I presume patients would feel comfortable in being treated by digital PT | 29.30 | 43.3 |
Digital PT can never replace face-to-face consultations | 23.30 | 66.0 |
I will accept digital PT only after seeing reports of patients being treated by it | 36.0 | 49.3 |
Digital PT should be implemented in all hospitals | 10.7 | 72.7 |
Due to lack of sufficient knowledge of digital PT systems, I am unable to practice it | 54.7 | 33.4 |
Due to the large number of patients in my practice, I am not interested in digital PT | 72.0 | 13.3 |
Digital PT is a waste of my valuable time | 78.6 | 6.0 |
Feedback should be sent after each session to aid my use of digital PT | 6.0 | 83.4 |
Network availability in remote areas should be enhanced for digital PT to be functional | 2.0 | 92.7 |
Patient-clinician acceptability of digital PT is needed or should be improved | 2.0 | 90.0 |
Confidentiality, patient privacy, abuse of use by patients, Internet fraud, and quackery should be minimized to zero | 4.7 | 87.4 |
I would recommend digital physical therapy to family and friends | 6.7 | 75.3 |