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- Cafeína em dermocosmética: efeitos e produtos em farmácia comunitáriaPublication . Sousa-Dias, João de; Nobre, Joana; Auxtero, M. DeolindaPoster apresentado nas V Jornadas de Farmácia Comunitária, excelência, inovação e longevidade. Ordem dos Farmacêuticos. Lisboa, 31 de maio de 2025
- Usage and acceptance of digital health among physiotherapists: an international cross-sectional surveyPublication . Kloek, Corelien; Hoef, Sander van de; Grüneber, Christian; Häger, Charlotte; Alves Lopes, António; McComiskie, Euan; Merolli, Mark; Veenhof, CindyBackground: Digital health refers to services, support and information provided via digital communication and devices. It can support the physiotherapy process, including the collection, recording, and sharing of data, as well as in clinical decision-making and intervention. Worldwide, digital health is seen as part of the solution to challenges related to accessibility of physiotherapy, rising costs and workforce shortages. With emerging international digital health statements, guidelines and competence frameworks, the profession is expected to rise to the demands on technology use and skills. However, a lack of knowledge remains of current usage and acceptance of digital health among physiotherapists across different countries. Purpose:To gain an international overview of physiotherapist’s usage of digital health and their acceptance and attitudes towards digital health. Methods: A digital survey with eight categories of digital health aspects was developed via an international collaboration across six nations. Physiotherapists were asked whether they used the different types of technology, and if yes, for what percentage of their patients. Also, a translated and adapted version of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) was integrated. The survey was translated from English to Dutch, Swedish, German, and Portuguese and pre-tested for readability. Recruitment lasted for six months and took place in 2023 (Sweden), 2024 (The Netherlands, Germany and Australia). Portugal and United Kingdom will start in 2025. Physiotherapists working in any setting were eligible for participation, and were recruited via newsletters, work places, professional organizations and social media. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Results : More than 500 physiotherapists have filled out the survey to date, and they varied according to age, work setting and specialization. Technology to record and share data, and to inform and social support, were the most used across all participating countries. Those who used digital health interventions, reported to use it only in a minority (1-33%) of their patients. Less currently used, but of great interest were gamification, wearables and AI-supported technologies. Data of the adapted UTAUT2 showed higher scores on performance expectancy, effort expectancy and hedonic motivation, and lower scores on habit, price value and social influence. Conclusion(s): Overall, a substantial percentage of physiotherapists in participating countries already use technology to record and share data and to inform and socially support patients. However, of those who use digital health, their use is only with a minority of their patients. More expensive and innovative technologies are less used, but the majority of participants report to be open to use them in future. Investigating digital health usage in more countries, including middle-and low-income countries, as well as monitoring trends over the years will provide important policy insights on the uptake of digital health tools. Implications: The implementation of digital health needs further attention. Policymakers, teachers, managers and physiotherapists can use this kind of data for evaluation of usage in their own context with international data as a comparison. Although implementation strategies should be context-specific, physiotherapists worldwide can learn from each other while working on strategies for better habit formation, price value and social influence.