Client feedback on physiotherapy counselling in primary health care

The extent of rehabilitation services is adequate, but little feedback is available on these services and service users. This paper is based on a client feedback survey of physiotherapy services conducted in Spring 2000. The purpose of the paper is to compare patients’ perceptions of the physiothera...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2005-02, Vol.56 (2), p.218-224
Main Authors: Leskelä, Johanna, Viitanen, Elina, Piirainen, Arja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Health
Client feedback
Counseling - standards
Counselling
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Feedback
Female
Finland
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Nursing
Patient Education as Topic - standards
Physical Therapy Modalities - standards
Physiotherapy services
Primary Health Care - standards
Private Sector - standards
Professional-Patient Relations
Public Sector - standards
Rehabilitation - psychology
Rehabilitation - standards
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Trust
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Summary:The extent of rehabilitation services is adequate, but little feedback is available on these services and service users. This paper is based on a client feedback survey of physiotherapy services conducted in Spring 2000. The purpose of the paper is to compare patients’ perceptions of the physiotherapy instruction they received in a private outpatient facility and in a public physiotherapy facility. The results of the study showed that physiotherapy clients were satisfied with the therapy and instruction they received. They felt they received an adequate amount of instructions and advice. The rehabilitee’s strong commitment to care, high motivation and a support network are important to independent rehabilitation in the future. As for the point of contact, the majority of clients in the private physiotherapy facility were gainfully employed while the health centre had almost as many retired clients. Client instruction was not dependent on the point of contact.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2004.02.015