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ArticleRheumatology international2024

Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey.

José Édgar Ferrández-Gómez, Mariano Gacto-Sánchez, Rauf Nouni-García, Jaime Gascón-Jaén, Carlos Lozano-Quijada, Aitor Baño-Alcaraz

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José Édgar Ferrández-GómezPhysiotherapy Area, Pathology and Surgery Department, School of Medicine, University of Miguel Hernández de Elche, Ctra, Nacional N-332 s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1358-073X
Mariano Gacto-SánchezDepartment of Physical Therapy, Campus of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Av. Buenavista, 32 El Palmar, 30120, Murcia, Spain. marianogacto@um.es.ORCID 0000-0003-0256-331X
Rauf Nouni-GarcíaPhysiotherapy Area, Pathology and Surgery Department, School of Medicine, University of Miguel Hernández de Elche, Ctra, Nacional N-332 s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8459-0081
Jaime Gascón-JaénPhysiotherapy Area, Pathology and Surgery Department, School of Medicine, University of Miguel Hernández de Elche, Ctra, Nacional N-332 s/n, 03550, San Juan de Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7690-4175
Carlos Lozano-QuijadaDepartment of Pathology and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Translational Research in Physiotherapy, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra. Alicante-Valencia Km. 8,7-N 332, 03550, Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9841-3118
Aitor Baño-AlcarazDepartment of Physical Therapy, Campus of Health Sciences, University of Murcia, Av. Buenavista, 32 El Palmar, 30120, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6411-1373

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Instituto de Salud Carlos III RICAPPS: RD21/0016/0024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the level of knowledge and adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines on fibromyalgia of physiotherapists in Spain. A cross-sectional study using an ad-hoc online survey was implemented to assess aspects on the assessment, treatment, and decision of the length of the therapeutic approach on fibromyalgia. Based on the results, professionals were classified as adherent, partially adherent, or non-adherent. The level of agreement with several statements on the condition was also evaluated across the professionals surveyed to evaluate the potential consensus. A total of 240 physiotherapists met inclusion criteria, amongst which 68 (28.33%) were adherent. The academic level of studies (Chi-square = 48.601, p-value = 0.001) and having had previous training in fibromyalgia (Chi-square = 151.011, p-value = 0.001) displayed statistically significant differences across adherence-based groups. Consensus was reached for 15 out of 24 statements. Our findings highlight the presence of an acceptable level of knowledge and adherence to clinical practice guidelines in the field of fibromyalgia among physiotherapists in Spain.Practice implicationsOur results also reveal the existence of an evidence-to-practice gap in the field, with potential room for improvement: further efforts on promoting and reinforcing the importance of evidence-based therapies are needed, from university teaching plans to clinical updates for daily practice.

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FibromyalgiaGuideline AdherenceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePhysical TherapistsPractice Guidelines as TopicAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesChronic painFibromyalgiaGuideline adherenceHealth educationPhysical therapy modalitiesSurveys and questionnaires

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