Cognitive emotional regulation in physiotherapy students in Croatia.

Background: Cognitive emotional regulation refers to a conscious or unconscious process that affects an individual's emotions and the physical and mental health of the individual. The aim of this study was to detect strategies of cognitive emotional regulation used by physiotherapy students in stressful situations.

Methods: The study was conducted from January to March 2022 and enrolled 372 students.

New Assessment Tool-Postpartum Functional Assessment Questionnaire.

: Functional status of the mother after delivery is crucial for performing activities of daily living and caring for the newborn. It is important to assess functional abilities after childbirth in order to improve the quality of postpartum care. The aim of this study is to determine the psychometric properties of the questionnaire and assess the functional abilities after childbirth.

Expert advice about therapeutic exercise in the management of sacroiliac dysfunction in pregnancy: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial.

Objective: To assess primiparous and multiparous women, and singleton and multiple pregnancies in a recently published randomized trial.

Study Design: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial was performed. In total, 500 women with sacroiliac dysfunction diagnosed in pregnancy were randomized into a study group (who received expert advice about therapeutic exercise) and a control group (who continued with their normal lifestyle habits).

Expert advice about therapeutic exercise during pregnancy reduces the symptoms of sacroiliac dysfunction.

Objectives There are growing evidence that exercise improves sacroiliac dysfunction symptoms in pregnant women; but no data about the effect of expert advice regarding this matter. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of expert advice about therapeutic exercise on sacroiliac dysfunction in pregnancy. Methods A total of 500 women with sacroiliac dysfunction diagnosed in pregnancy were randomized in study and control group.

Attitude of physiotherapists toward electronic health record in Croatia.

Background: Electronic health record can facilitate everyday clinical practice of physiotherapists. The aim of this study is to determine attitude of physiotherapists towards implementation of information technology in their work and the differences in attitude in relation to gender, age, level of education and type of health institutions.

Methods: This study is a cross-sectional survey of Croatian physiotherapists.

Incidence, pain, and mobility assessment of pregnant women with sacroiliac dysfunction.

Objectives: To determine the incidence of sacroiliac dysfunction in pregnancy and assess its progress during the course of the pregnancy.

Methods: The present prospective cohort study, performed between April 1, 2013, and May 31, 2016, enrolled primigravidae aged 25-35 years before 13 weeks of pregnancies who were experiencing back pain and did not have prior symptoms of sacroiliac dysfunction. Participants attended regular follow-up over 6 months and clinical functional tests were used to diagnose sacroiliac dysfunction.