Percepção de cuidadores sobre a qualidade de serviços de Fisioterapia Neuropediátrica em Centros de reabilitação no estado da Paraíba, Brasil

• Published in: Saúde e Pesquisa 2023-11, Vol.16 (4), p.1-13
• Main Authors: Mélo, Emanuelle Silva de, Farias, Danyelle Nóbrega de, Neves, Robson da Fonseca, Brito, Geraldo Eduardo Guedes de, Nascimento, João Agnaldo, Ribeiro, Kátia Suely Queiroz Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2176-9206; 2176-9206
• DOI: 10.17765/2176-9206.2023v16n4.e11903

This study evaluates the perception of caregivers of the quality of neuropediatric physiotherapy services offered at specialized rehabilitation centers (SRC) in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative, evaluative study whose target population was caregivers of children in rehabilitation. The AQSF-Neuroped instrument was used to evaluate the quality of three SRC based on the perception of 320 caregivers. The one-proportion hypothesis test was used based on each AQSF-Neuroped item and dimension. The Weight of Evidence and Latent Class Analysis models were used to evaluate the influence of variables on the perception of quality. A mean overall quality score of 133±14 points indicated a positive perception of quality; however, there were aspects related to physical structure (Interpersonal Dimension) and access (Organizational Dimension II) that needed to be improved (p-values