Impact of social support on participation after stroke in Nigeria.

Background: Participation which entails involvement in life situations and represents a higher level of functioning can be severely restricted after a stroke. This study investigated the impact of social support on participation of stroke survivors in Nigeria.

Methods: Ninety-six community-residing stroke survivors were recruited from physiotherapy outpatient departments of two tertiary care hospitals in Northern Nigeria.

Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students in Nigeria.

Background. Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of disability and the most common work-related musculoskeletal disorder among physiotherapists. This study examined the prevalence of low back pain among students undergoing training to become physiotherapists.

Consistent determinants of health-related quality of life in the first 12 months after stroke: a prospective study in Nigeria.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of stroke survivors can be described as an important and holistic index of stroke outcome. To enhance this all encompassing construct, information on its predictors at different phases of stroke is required.

Objective: This study sought to identify consistent determinants of HRQoL over the course of 1 year after stroke in Nigeria.

Attitude of physiotherapy students in Nigeria toward persons with disability.

Background: Attitudes of students of health care professions, such as physiotherapy, toward persons with disability may influence their attitude and practice post-qualification.

Objective: To examine attitudes toward persons with disability among undergraduate physiotherapy students in Universities in Nigeria.

Methods: The 30-item Attitudes toward Disabled Persons--Form A (ATDP-A) scale was used to assess the attitudes of penultimate and final year physiotherapy students in 3 Nigerian universities.

Are there gender differences in longitudinal patterns of functioning in Nigerian stroke survivors during the first year after stroke?

Background: Several studies have examined gender differences in various stroke outcomes. There is however little information on the influence of gender on post-stroke functioning in the context of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

Objective: Gender differences in selected components of functioning, namely motor performance (body function), activity and participation, were examined in a sample of Nigerian stroke survivors.

Medical students' awareness of the role of physiotherapists in multidisciplinary healthcare.

Background: Successful implementation of multidisciplinary healthcare approach may among other things depend on students' education and knowledge of the roles of healthcare professions other than their own. This study investigated medical students' awareness of the role of physiotherapists in multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Methods: One hundred and ninety-eight medical students of the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, participated in this study.

Sensitivity and responsiveness of the health-related quality of life in stroke patients-40 (HRQOLISP-40) scale.

Purpose: To investigate the sensitivity and responsiveness of the Health-Related Quality of Life in Stroke Patients-40 (HRQOLISP-40) scale in evaluating stroke patients from onset to 12 months.

Methods: Fifty-five patients with first-incidence stroke were followed-up for 12 months. The HRQOLISP-40 scale was used to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) while stroke severity was assessed with the Stroke Levity Scale.