Sexual Health, Pleasure, Justice, and Well-Being in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Introduction: Sexual health, pleasure, justice (equity in sexual rights and experiences), and well-being are crucial determinants of health and life quality, yet often overlooked in the rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) field. However, this topic has received more attention recently, and there is a need to map the current literature to inform the direction of future studies. Hence, this protocol outlines a scoping review to systematically map existing evidence on sexual health in people with RMD, exploring key themes and identifying evidence gaps across multiple dimensions, including sexual well-being, justice and pleasure.

Expected features of the course leader in the rehabilitation healthcare professionals' higher education: A qualitative study on students' perspectives.

Course leaders in rehabilitation healthcare professionals' higher education face challenges stemming from multi-disciplinarity and the co-existence of different stakeholders. So far, the literature mainly attributed to course leaders' managerial tasks, neglecting other fundamental transversal skills. Students represent an essential source of information for understanding the expected characteristics and roles of course leaders in rehabilitation healthcare degree programmes.

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The experience of pedagogical training on postgraduate rehabilitation health professionals: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Health professionals that act as lecturers in higher education necessitate the acquisition of pedagogical skills along with clinical ones. Consequently, pedagogical training courses have been introduced as part of professional development or within university curricula. While several studies explored the experiences of attending courses on pedagogical methodology, there is a notable gap in the literature within the rehabilitation field.

Physiotherapy students' academic performance and satisfaction after following a chest physiotherapy course in hybrid mode: a case-control study.

Hybrid e-learning offered flexibility for students who could not attend in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its effectiveness in teaching chest physiotherapy remains to be determined. This retrospective case-control study assessed physiotherapy students' academic performance and satisfaction with a hybrid classroom approach adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic for teaching airway clearance techniques. Physiotherapy students participated in a 'Critical area and airway clearance techniques' seminar in person or remotely.

Force control of pinch grip: Normative data of a holistic evaluation.

Background: Pulp pinch (PP) is a vital hand movement involving muscle strength and sensory integration. Previous research has primarily focused on Maximal Voluntary Contraction, but PP encompasses broader parameters.

Purpose: This study aims to establish normative data for a comprehensive evaluation of thumb and index force control during PP, including endurance, precision, accuracy in unilateral PP, and force coordination in bilateral PP.

Geographical Differences in the Perspective of Osteoarthritis Care Management: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy, Sweden and Russia.

Background: This study aimed to explore the awareness, experiences, and beliefs of individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) regarding their healthcare management, along with assessing their overall satisfaction levels.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Italy, Sweden, and Russia, rigorously developed based on OA international guidelines in collaboration with healthcare professionals and individuals with OA. Participants over 40 years of age with self-reported hip and/or knee OA were eligible.

Perceived factors influencing the success of pain neuroscience education in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Purpose: We aimed to identify the factors influencing the success of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) in chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the perspective of those experiencing PNE first-hand.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Articles were found on MEDLINE Pubmed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINHAL, and PsycINFO up to April 2023.

Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity?

Purpose Of Review: This paper explored the potential of digital health in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), with a focus on self-management. Digital self-management technology includes tailored treatment plans, symptom tracking, educational resources, enhanced communication, and support for long-term planning.

Recent Findings: After arguing the importance of digital health in IIMs management, from diagnosis until treatment, our literature review revealed a notable gap in research focusing on the efficacy of digital self-management interventions for individuals with IIMs, with no randomised controlled trials or observational studies addressing this topic.

Perceived competences, attitudes, and training needs in conflict management among a cohort of Italian physiotherapists: A cross-sectional survey study.

Conflict management is rarely explored among physiotherapists though they often work in teams. Hence, this study explored attitudes, perceived competencies, beliefs, training experiences, and needs in conflict management among Italian physiotherapists. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey study between June and September 2023 among Italian physiotherapists.

Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review.

Background: Several systematic reviews (SRs), with and without meta-analyses, have investigated the use of wearable devices to improve physical activity, and there is a need for frequent and updated syntheses on the topic.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate whether using wearable devices increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviour in adults.

Methods: We conducted an umbrella review searching PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Cochrane Library, MedRxiv, Rxiv and bioRxiv databases up to February 5th, 2023.

EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: 2023 update.

Introduction: Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are increasingly common with a significant impact on individuals and society. Non-pharmacological treatments are considered essential to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life. EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee OA were published in 2013.

Income-Related Inequality Changes in Osteoarthritis First-Line Interventions: A Cohort Study.

Objective: To examine income-related inequality changes in the outcomes of an osteoarthritis (OA) first-line intervention.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Swedish health care system.

Physiotherapists' training in oncology rehabilitation from entry-level to advanced education: A qualitative study.

Background And Purpose: Physiotherapy is gaining a central role in oncology. However, the training and competencies needed by physiotherapists in oncology rehabilitation are still unclear. This study aims to articulate the training trajectory of physiotherapists in oncology rehabilitation from entry-level education to advanced education degrees.

The added value of devices to pelvic floor muscle training in radical post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review with metanalysis.

Purpose: To investigate the role of pelvic floor devices (e.g., biofeedback, electrical stimulation, magnetic stimulation, or their combination) as adjunctive treatments in pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after radical prostatectomy.

Use of audience response systems (ARS) in physiotherapists' training: a qualitative study.

Objective: To explore the experience of using audience response systems (ARS) in postgraduate physiotherapy training.

Design: Qualitative interview study following the 'reflexive thematic analysis' by Braun and Clarke.

Setting: Higher education university.

Clinical records after asynchronous and synchronous e-learning courses: a multi-method randomised controlled trial on students' performance and experience.

Background: Clinical Record (CR) writing is a fundamental skill for healthcare professionals, but the best e-learning methods for teaching it remain unstudied. Therefore, we investigated speech therapy students' differences in the quality production of CR at the placement and their experience after following asynchronous or synchronous e-learning courses.

Methods: A multi-method randomised controlled trial.

Which lecturers' characteristics facilitate the learning process? A qualitative study on students' perceptions in the rehabilitation sciences.

Background: In education, lecturers play a crucial role in facilitating students' learning process. However, only a few studies explored which lecturers' characteristics can facilitate this process in higher education for rehabilitation healthcare professionals. Starting from students' perspectives, our qualitative study investigated the lecturers' characteristics that facilitate students' learning process in the rehabilitation sciences.

Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists.

Background: The thoracic area has mainly been neglected in research compared to the lumbar and cervical regions. No clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for non-specific thoracic spine pain (TSP) have been compiled. Therefore, it can be argued that the absence of specific CPGs raises questions about the management of non-specific TSP.

Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry.

Objective: To explore how lifestyle and demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors are associated with supervised exercise adherence in an osteoarthritis (OA) management program and the ability of these factors to explain exercise adherence.

Methods: A cohort register-based study on participants from the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry who attended the exercise part of a nationwide Swedish OA management program. We ran a multinomial logistic regression to determine the association of exercise adherence with the abovementioned factors.