Lost in translation? How patients perceive the extended scope of physiotherapy in the emergency department

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-168

  Anaf, Sophie ^a   Sheppard, Lorraine A ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency; Emergency department; Extended scope physiotherapy; Patient perceptions; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77952287754     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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