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Analysis of Portuguese physiotherapists’ self-knowledge on temporomandibular disorders
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Médicas | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 03:Saúde de Qualidade | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moleirinho-Alves, Paula | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cebola, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Melo, Xavier | |
| dc.contributor.author | Simões, Sérgio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Godinho, Catarina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-05T11:31:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-05T11:31:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Physiotherapy is one of the most referenced and effective conservative strategies for treating patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This study aimed to characterize and analyze the self-knowledge of TMD of Portuguese physiotherapists. Methods: an online questionnaire was carried out, and the data collected were descriptively analyzed. Results: A total of 338 physiotherapists participated, of which only 142 treated patients with TMD. Seventy-six percent of the physiotherapists reported that they had not received training in the TMD area during the physiotherapy degree course. Only 11% of the physiotherapists reported that treating patients with TMD adequately identified all symptoms of TMD. Conclusions: the present study showed that it is necessary to integrate TMD-related content into the basic training of physiotherapists and promote an increase in evidence-based training. | eng |
| dc.identifier.citation | Moleirinho-Alves P, Cebola P, Melo X, Simões S, Godinho C. Analysis of Portuguese Physiotherapists’ Self-Knowledge on Temporomandibular Disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021294 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph20021294 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/60258 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021294 | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | physiotherapy | |
| dc.subject | temporomandibular disorder | |
| dc.subject | education | |
| dc.subject | self-knowledge | |
| dc.subject | treatment | |
| dc.title | Analysis of Portuguese physiotherapists’ self-knowledge on temporomandibular disorders | eng |
| dc.type | contribution to journal | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 2 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1294 | |
| oaire.citation.title | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 20 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |