Knowledge of healthcare professionals about poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis: a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	de Lira CAB; BSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança (FEFD), Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia (GO), Brazil., Santos DAT; BSc, MSc. Assistent Professor, Colegiado de Educação Física, Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Teixeira de Freitas (BA), Brazil., Viana RB; BSc, PhD. Professor, Escola Superior de Educação Física e Fisioterapia do Estado de Goiás (ESEFFEGO), Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG), Goiânia (GO), Brazil., Guimarães JM; BSc. Nurse, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí (GO), Brazil., Oliveira JNS; BSc. Biomedic, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde (UA-CISAU), Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí (GO), Brazil., Sousa BS; MD, PhD. Physician, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo-Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil., de Santana MG; BSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde (UA-CISAU), Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí (GO), Brazil., Vancini RL; BSc, PhD. Adjunct Professor, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória (ES), Brazil., Andrade MS; PhD. Physical Therapist and Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil., Nikolaidis P; BSc, PhD. Professor, School of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece., Rosemann T; MD, PhD. Physician and Professor, Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland., Knechtle B; MD, PhD. Physician and Scientific Assistant, Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; and Researcher, Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina [Sao Paulo Med J] 2021 Aug-Sep; Vol. 139 (5), pp. 464-475.
DOI:	10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0617.16032021
Abstrakt:	Background: Postpoliomyelitis syndrome is a clinical condition that can affect poliomyelitis survivors. Objective: Our aim was to evaluate knowledge of poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome among Brazilian healthcare professionals. Design and Setting: Cross-sectional study conducted at a Brazilian public higher education institution located in the state of Goiás. Methods: The participants (n = 578) were Brazilian physicians, physical therapists, nurses, nutritionists and psychologists. A self-administered questionnaire (30 questions) was designed to probe knowledge about poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome. From the questionnaire, we created a structured test to objectively evaluate the knowledge of these professionals. The test was composed of 20 questions and was scored over a range from 0 (totally ill-informed) to 20 (totally well-informed). Results: In general, the physicians, physical therapists and nurses demonstrated better understanding of poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome. The healthcare professionals who had received previous information about poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome had significantly higher scores than those who had never received information (P < 0.001). On average, this difference was approximately 28.6%. Conclusions: The findings from the present study indicate that there is a critical need for improvement of knowledge about postpoliomyelitis syndrome among Brazilian healthcare professionals. The services provided by these professionals may therefore become compromised. Furthermore, public healthcare initiatives should be implemented to improve knowledge among healthcare professionals.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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