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Assessment of the knowledge, practice and attitudes of patients with post traumatic joint stiffness | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 152, 2016, Pages 169-180 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; Ahmed H. Al; ; Bashar J. Al | ||
| Abstract | ||
| To assess the knowledge, practices and attitudes of patients with post traumatic joint stiffness, and its relationship with some variables such as (sex, age, marital status, occupation). A descriptive study was carried out in the rehabilitation departments of three general hospitals and Rehabilitation center, (Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital, Al-Salam Teaching Hospital, Mosul General Hospital and Mosul Rehabilitation Center). The study depended on special questionnaire which include (34) items in knowledge, (24) items in practices and (26) items in attitudes. The sample of the study which chosen purposively included (110) patients with post traumatic joint stiffness who visited rehabilitation departments During the period 18th February 2007 to 18th August 2007. The study shows that most patients are male, their age range between (22-31) years, married, practicing free job, graduated from primary school, living in the urban area , with joint stiffness in period less than one year, treated by both medication and rehabilitation. Also the study shows deficiency and highly significant differences in the knowledge, practices and attitudes of patients with joint stiffness regarding theoretical mean. According to the results, the study recommend increasing health education, awareness for those with musculoskeletal trauma or fracture about the complications of immobilization for a long time and methods to prevent or reduce these complications, also for those with joint stiffness to guide them to best ways and practices for treating their stiff joint in a safe way and short tim | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Assessment of the knowledge; practice and attitudes of patients with post traumatic joint stiffness | ||
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