Predictive factors of academic success in neuromusculoskeletal anatomy among doctor of physical therapy students.

Predictors of academic success in anatomy have been studied, but not in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students. The objectives of this study were to (1) explore predictors of academic success in a DPT anatomy course, (2) evaluate sex-based differences in the predictors of academic success and their influence on anatomy course grade, and (3) investigate the influence of the DPT anatomy course on visual-spatial ability. Forty-nine DPT students completed a demographic questionnaire, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI), and Mental Rotations Test (MRT) before the ten-week anatomy course (MRT-1) and repeated the MRT at the end of the course (MRT-2).

Integrated care by community health workers in Malawi: Rehabilitation and blood pressure monitoring.

Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are essential providers of integrated care for people in low-resourced settings with a high burden from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a CHW training program in rural Malawi integrating blood pressure (BP) monitoring into rehabilitation care.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study.