Outcome of a combined physiotherapy and podiatry haemophilia clinic: patient perceptions and the effect on ankle bleeds and joint health
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Article Category: Clinical Practice
Published Online: Jun 08, 2020
Page range: 37 - 44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17225/jhp00153
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© 2020 Charlene Dodd et al., published by Sciendo
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Figure 1
Ankle HJHS scores and AJBR results
| HJHS pre-intervention | 2.86 (+5.51) | 1.0 (0.0–4.0) | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| HJHS post-intervention | 2.86 (+6.15) | 0.0 (0.0–2.25) | 0.0 | 21.0 |
| AJBR pre-intervention | 0.54 (+0.93) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| AJBR post-intervention | 0.25 (+0.53) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 | 2.0 |
General patient characteristics (n=27)
| Haemophilia A | 25 (92.6%) |
| Haemophilia B | 2 (7.4%) |
| Severe | 17 (63.0%) |
| Moderate | 3 (11.1%) |
| Mild | 7 (25.9%) |
| No | 26 (96.3%) |
| Yes | 1 (3.7%) |
| Prophylaxis | 17 (63.0%) |
| On-demand | 10 (37.0%) |
Satisfaction questionnaire results
| 16 (57.1%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUESTIONS | SA | A | U | D | SD | N/A |
| The physiotherapist explained the reason for the appointment to me prior to my/my child's appointment | 15 (93.75%) | 1 (6.25%) | ||||
| The physiotherapist and podiatrist explained things in a way that was easy to understand during the appointment | 15 (93.75%) | 1 (6.25%) | ||||
| The physiotherapist and podiatrist listened to me carefully during the appointment | 16 (100%) | |||||
| I am satisfied with the care I/my child received during the appointment | 14 (87.5%) | 2 (12.5%) | ||||
| I am satisfied with the outcome of the appointment for me/my child | 12 (75%) | 4 (25%) | ||||
| I found it more useful to see the podiatrist and physiotherapist together | 12 (75%) | 4 (25%) | ||||
| Attending a podiatry appointment at the Haemophilia Centre is more convenient for me than attending my local podiatry clinic | 14 (87.5%) | 2 (12.5%) | ||||
| I would attend the combined physiotherapy/podiatry clinic again in the future | 14 (87.5%) | 2 (12.5%) | ||||
| I would recommend this service to other people with haemophilia | 16 (100%) | |||||