Cognizance and perception of physiotherapy intervention in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder amongst clinical physiotherapy students in tertiary institution, Nigeria

Background This study examines the cognizance and perception of physiotherapy intervention in ADHD amongst clinical physiotherapy students in a tertiary institution and, also, determines the relationship of the study variables on the socio-demographic characteristics. Methods This study is a cross-s...

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Published in:Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy (Online) 2024-12, Vol.29 (1), p.12-9, Article 12
Main Authors: Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Nwose, Joy Chinazaekpere, Akosile, Christopher Olusanja, Chukwuemeka, Uchechukwu Martha, Mbanuzuru, Ahaoma Victor, Igwe, Emeka Sylvester, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Ummunah, Joseph Onuuwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Attention deficit
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Children & youth
Clinical
Cognisance
Families & family life
Health sciences
Hyperactivity
Hyperactivity disorder
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Motor ability
Original Research Article
Orthopedics
Perception
Physical therapy
Physiotherapy
Questionnaires
Students
Validity
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Summary:Background This study examines the cognizance and perception of physiotherapy intervention in ADHD amongst clinical physiotherapy students in a tertiary institution and, also, determines the relationship of the study variables on the socio-demographic characteristics. Methods This study is a cross-sectional survey and employed a convenient sampling technique to recruit 137 respondents. A cognizance and perception questionnaire was used as the survey instrument to obtain data. Descriptive statistics of frequency, mean, and standard deviation were used to analyse the socio-demographic characteristics. Spearman rank correlation was used to analyse the relationship amongst the variables of cognizance of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (COG-ADHD), perception of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (PERCEP-ADHD), cognizance of physiotherapy intervention (COG-PT_ITV), and perception of physiotherapy intervention (PERCEP-PT_ITV). The Mann-Whitney U test was used to test the influence of socio-demographic characteristics of age and the level of study on the cognizance and perception of ADHD. Variables having a p -value 
ISSN:2536-9660
1110-6611
2536-9660
DOI:10.1186/s43161-024-00174-x