Physiotherapists' experiences on assisting physiotherapy users during the COVID-19 pandemic with lockdown measures in Spain.

Helena Fernández-LagoCarolina Climent-SanzCristina BravoPere Bosch-BarcelóMaría Masbernat-AlmenaraDaniel Sanjuan-SánchezErica Briones-Vozmediano

Published in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2023)

The pandemic affected the functional status of chronic physiotherapy users and made treatment time, quality of care and triage protocols visible. In physiotherapy, technological barriers need to be solved, such as digital literacy, families without resources, situations of dependency and cultural barriers.

Keyphrases

emergency department
coronavirus disease
quality improvement
healthcare
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palliative care
mental health
pain management
health information
health insurance
drug induced