Physiotherapist’s musculoskeletal imaging profiling questionnaire: development, validation and pilot testing

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dc.contributor.authorOnyeso, Ogochukwu K.
dc.contributor.authorUmunnah, Joseph O.
dc.contributor.authorIbikunle, Peter O.
dc.contributor.authorOdole, Adesola C.
dc.contributor.authorAnyachukwu, Canice C.
dc.contributor.authorEzema, Charles I.
dc.contributor.authorNwankwo, Maduabuchukwu J.
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-10T21:49:51Z
dc.date.available2025-12-10T21:49:51Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) applies
dc.description.abstractBackground: Many countries have started adopting musculoskeletal imaging as part of physiotherapy practice and their educational programmes are expected to bridge the gaps in training. Objectives: To develop an instrument that can be used to explore the level and nature oftraining, attitude, competence and utilisation of musculoskeletal imaging among physiotherapists. Method: An exploratory sequential mixed methods design was used. An in-depth international literature search was conducted, followed by a focus group discussion (FGD). The FGD informants were recruited through maximum variation sampling. The results of the FGD and the information from relevant literature were used to draft the physiotherapist’s musculoskeletal imaging profile questionnaire (PMIPQ). The PMIPQ was then subjected to face, content and criterion validity and pilot testing. The final version of the PMIPQ consists of six domains: (A) demographic details, (B) nature of training in musculoskeletal imaging, (C) level of training, (D) attitude towards musculoskeletal imaging, (E) utilisation and (F) competence. Data were analysed using means, standard deviation, Spearman’s correlation (ρ) and Cronbach’s alpha (α); SPSS 20 software (p≤ 0.05). Results: The results showed that the PMIPQ has good psychometric properties: validity andinternal consistency. The test–retest reliability (p-value) across the domains was: C (0.973), D (0.979), E (0.842) and F (0.716). Conclusion: Physiotherapist’s musculoskeletal imaging profile questionnaire is a relevant instrument for assessing the musculoskeletal imaging profile of physiotherapists in Nigeria and in other countries with a similar scope of training and practice.
dc.description.peer-reviewYes
dc.identifier.citationOnyeso, O. K. K., Umunnah, J. O., Ibikunle, P. O., Odole, A. C., Anyachukwu, C. C., Ezema, C. I., Nwankwo, N. J. (2019). Physiotherapist’s musculoskeletal imaging profiling questionnaire: Development, validation and pilot testing. South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 75(1), Article 1338. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v75i1.1338
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/7249
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouth African Society of Physiotherapy
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciences
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Nigeria
dc.publisher.institutionNnamdi Azikiwe University
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Ibadan
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v75i1.1338
dc.subjectImaging
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal
dc.subjectPhysiotherapy
dc.subjectProfile
dc.subjectQuestionnaire
dc.titlePhysiotherapist’s musculoskeletal imaging profiling questionnaire: development, validation and pilot testing
dc.typeArticle
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