Clinician Knowledge, Confidence, and Practice Patterns Defining, Identifying, and Quantifying Dystonia in Children: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.
Dev Neurorehabil
; 27(3-4): 116-125, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38913178
ABSTRACT
A survey was completed by 183 clinicians at a pediatric hospital to investigate knowledge, confidence, and practice patterns defining, identifying, and quantifying dystonia in children. The definition of dystonia was correctly identified by 86% of participants. While 88% reported identifying dystonia, only 42% of physicians and therapists reported quantifying dystonia. A weak, significant correlation, rs =.339, p ≤ .001, was found between years of pediatric experience and confidence identifying dystonia. Clinician reported higher confidence levels identifying and quantifying dystonia if they perform a neurological exam. Clinical training initiatives are needed to improve standardization and build confidence in defining, identifying, and quantifying dystonia.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Competência Clínica
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Distonia
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dev Neurorehabil
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Dev. neurorehabil
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Developmental neurorehabilitation
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
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REABILITACAO
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos