Knowledge of healthcare professionals about poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis

a cross-sectional study

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Poliomyelitis, Physicians, Nervous system, Postpoliomyelitis syndrome, Knowledge

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BACKGROUND: Postpoliomyelitis syndrome is a clinical condition that can affect poliomyelitis survivors. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate knowledge of poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome among Brazilian healthcare professionals. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted at a Brazilian public higher education institution located in the state of Goiás. METHODS: The participants (n = 578) were Brazilian physicians, physical therapists, nurses, nutritionists and psychologists. A self-administered questionnaire (30 questions) was designed to probe knowledge about poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome. From the questionnaire, we created a structured test to objectively evaluate the knowledge of these professionals. The test was composed of 20 questions and was scored over a range from 0 (totally ill-informed) to 20 (totally well-informed). RESULTS: In general, the physicians, physical therapists and nurses demonstrated better understanding of poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome. The healthcare professionals who had received previous information about poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis syndrome had significantly higher scores than those who had never received information (P < 0.001). On average, this difference was approximately 28.6%. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from the present study indicate that there is a critical need for improvement of knowledge about postpoliomyelitis syndrome among Brazilian healthcare professionals. The services provided by these professionals may therefore become compromised. Furthermore, public healthcare initiatives should be implemented to improve knowledge among healthcare professionals.

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Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Universidade Federal de Goiás

BSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança (FEFD), Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia (GO), Brazil.

Douglas Assis Teles Santos, Universidade Federal de Goiás

BSc, MSc. Assistent Professor, Colegiado de Educação Física, Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Teixeira de Freitas (BA), Brazil.

Ricardo Borges Viana, Universidade Federal de Goiás

BSc, PhD. Professor, Escola Superior de Educação Física e Fisioterapia do Estado de Goiás (ESEFFEGO), Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG), Goiânia (GO), Brazil

Juliana Moreira Guimarães

BSc. Nurse, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí (GO), Brazil.

Jéssica Nathalia Soares Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Goiás

BSc. Biomedic, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde (UA-CISAU), Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí (GO), Brazil.

Bolivar Saldanha Sousa, Universidade Federal de Goiás

MD, PhD. Physician, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo- Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Marcos Gonçalves de Santana, Universidade Federal de Goiás

BSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde (UA-CISAU), Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí (GO), Brazil.

Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Universidade Federal de Goiás

BSc, PhD. Adjunct Professor, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória (ES), Brazil.

Marília Santos Andrade, Universidade Federal de Goiás

PhD. Physical Therapist and Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Pantelis Nikolaidis, Universidade Federal de Goiás

BSc, PhD. Professor, School of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.

Thomas Rosemann, Universidade Federal de Goiás

MD, PhD. Physician and Professor, Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Beat Knechtle, Universidade Federal de Goiás

MD, PhD. Physician and Scientific assistant, Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; and Researcher, Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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2021-09-02

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Lira CAB de, Santos DAT, Viana RB, Guimarães JM, Oliveira JNS, Sousa BS, Santana MG de, Vancini RL, Andrade MS, Nikolaidis P, Rosemann T, Knechtle B. Knowledge of healthcare professionals about poliomyelitis and postpoliomyelitis: a cross-sectional study. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2º de setembro de 2021 [citado 12º de março de 2025];139(5):464-75. Disponível em: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/516

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v. 139 n. 5 (2021)

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