PERCEPTIONS ABOUT KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL BEAHAVIOR REGARDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK PREVENTION AMONG PHYSIOTHERAPISTS ACROSS INDIA.

SWARANKA DESHMUKH; DR. AASHIRWAD MAHAJAN

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

PERCEPTIONS ABOUT KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL BEAHAVIOR REGARDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK PREVENTION AMONG PHYSIOTHERAPISTS ACROSS INDIA.

Swaranka Deshmukh, Dr. Aashirwad Mahajan

Abstract :

Background: The study purpose was to assess perceptions of physiotherapists regarding the role of physiotherapy in cardiovascular disease risk prevention. Methodology: A 20–item questionnaire was provided to the samples electronically and physically (to those who are feasible). The physiotherapists were asked to answer the questionnaire using a scale 5– point Likert Scale. Results: Mean values of each element were taken and they were calculated into percentage. Then agreement threshold of each element of the questionnaire was calculated in percentages. The final values were in percentages of the elements of the survey. Conclusion: Physiotherapists support most CVD prevention behaviors, but there less implementation of the behaviors.