Table 3 Content covered and perceived importance reported for paediatric interventions
n = 15 | Content covered | Perceived Importance | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 not at all | 1 not very well | 2 Some-what | 3 well | 4 very well | Median | Mean (SD) | 0 strongly disagree | 1 disagree | 2 neutral | 3 agree | 4 strongly agree | Median | Mean (SD) | |
Manual therapy or positioning and handling | – | 1 (6.7%) | 4 (26.7%) | 7 (46.7%) | 3 (20.0%) | 3 (well) | 2.8 (0.86) | – | – | – | 10 (66.7%) | 5 (33.3%) | 3 (agree) | 3.3 (0.49) |
Family/ patient-centered care | – | – | – | 4 (26.7%) | 11 (73.3%) | 4 (very well) | 3.7 (0.46) | – | – | – | 2 (13.3%) | 13 (86.7%) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.9 (0.35) |
Therapeutic exercises | – | 1 (6.7%) | 2 (13.3%) | 10 (66.7%) | 2 (13.3%) | 3 (well) | 2.9 (0.74) | – | – | 2 (13.3%) | 6 (40.0%) | 7 (46.7%) | 3 (agree) | 3.3 (0.72) |
Play-based exercises | – | – | 1 (6.7%) | 9 (60.0%) | 5 (33.3%) | 3 (well) | 3.3 (0.59) | – | – | – | 3 (20.0%) | 12 (80.0%) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.8 (0.41) |
Functional training in self-care and in-home management | – | – | 5 (33.3%) | 6 (40.0%) | 4 (26.7%) | 3 (well) | 2.9 (0.80) | – | – | 1 (6.7%) | 6 (40.0%) | 8 (53.3%) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.5 (0.64) |
Functional training for use in school or play, in the community and leisure integration/ re-integration | – | – | 4 (26.7%) | 6 (40.0%) | 5 (33.3%) | 3 (well) | 3.1 (0.80) | – | – | 1 (6.7%) | 5 (33.3%) | 9 (60.0%) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.5 (0.64) |
Prescription and application of equipment and devices (assistive devices, orthotics, prosthetics) | – | 3 (20.0%) | 4 (26.7%) | 8 (53.3%) | – | 3 (well) | 2.3 (0.82) | – | 1 (6.7%) | 2 (13.3%) | 8 (53.3%) | 4 (26.7%) | 3 (agree) | 3.0 (0.85) |
Airway clearance techniques | – | – | 2 (13.3%) | 10 (66.7%) | 3 (20.0%) | 3 (well) | 3.1 (0.59) | – | – | 2 (13.3%) | 8 (53.3%) | 5 (33.3%) | 3 (agree) | 3.2 (0.68) |
Electrotherapeutic and mechanical modalities | 4 (26.7%) | 2 (13.3%) | 6 (40.0%) | 3 (20.0%) | – | 2 (somewhat) | 1.5 (1.13) | 2 (13.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 8 (53.3%) | 3 (20.0%) | – | 2 (somewhat) | 1.8 (0.94) |
Behaviour management | 2 (13.3%) | 3 (20.0%) | 6 (40.0%) | 3 (20.0%) | 1 (6.7%) | 2 (somewhat) | 1.9 (1.13) | – | – | 3 (20.0%) | 11 (73.3%) | 1 (6.7%) | 3 (agree) | 2.9 (0.52) |
Understanding the role of the members of the interprofessional paediatric team | – | – | 3 (20.0%) | 6 (40.0%) | 6 (40.0%) | 3 (well) | 3.2 (0.77) | – | – | – | 4 (26.7%) | 11 (73.3%) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.7 (0.46) |
Use of goal setting for treatment planning | – | – | 5 (33.3%) | 10 (66.7%) | 4 (very well) | 3.7 (0.49) | – | – | – | 3 (20.0%) | 12 (80.0%) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.8 (0.41) | |