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Table 5 Frequencies of answers to clinical vignette 2 by level of adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines

From: Physiotherapists’ knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management: a cross-sectional study

Groups (N (%))

All (408 (100))

“Following” (151 (37))

“Partially Following” (143 (35))

“Not Following” (114 (28))

 

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Application of ice/cryotherapy alone

132 (32)

276 (68)

0 (0)

151 (100)

92 (64)

51 (36)

40 (35)

74 (65)

Application of ice/cryotherapy in combination with tolerated active mobilisation

32 (8)

376 (92)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

32 (28)

82 (72)

Compression

139 (34)

269 (66)

0 (0)

151 (100)

79 (55)

64 (45)

60 (53)

54 (47)

Elevation

171 (42)

237 (58)

0 (0)

151 (100)

97 (68)

46 (32)

74 (65)

40 (35)

Protection with a semi-rigid brace

123 (30)

285 (70)

0 (0)

151 (100)

71 (50)

72 (50)

52 (46)

62 (54)

Protection with a lace-up brace

17 (4)

391 (96)

0 (0)

151 (100)

9 (6)

134 (94)

8 (7)

106 (93)

Protection with elastic tape (kinesiotape)

18 (4)

390 (96)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

18 (16)

96 (84)

Advice to the patient to contact the specialist or to go to the emergency room

328 (80)

80 (20)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

0 (0)

34 (30)

80 (70)

Advice to the patient to contact the specialist or to go to the emergency room, starting in the meantime the rehabilitation program

67 (16)

341 (84)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

67 (59)

47 (41)

Referral of the patient to the doctor for a possible pharmacological treatment

19 (5)

389 (95)

0 (0)

151 (100)

11 (8)

132 (92)

8 (7)

106 (93)

Recommend to rest and immobilization for 2 weeks

7 (2)

401 (98)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

7 (6)

107 (94)

Recommend for laser therapy

11 (3)

397 (97)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

11 (10)

103 (90)

Recommend for diathermy

14 (3)

394 (97)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

14 (12)

100 (88)

Recommend for antalgic electrotherapy

6 (1)

402 (99)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

6 (5)

108 (95)

Recommend for ultrasound therapy

6 (1)

402 (99)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

6 (5)

108 (95)

Passive joint mobilization with manual therapy techniques alone

14 (3)

394 (97)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

14 (12)

100 (88)

Passive joint mobilization with manual therapy techniques in combination with other active treatments

17 (4)

391 (96)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

17 (15)

97 (85)

Active mobility exercises

11 (3)

397 (97)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

11 (10)

103 (90)

Exercises such as step up, squat, jumps and aerobic exercises

5 (1)

403 (99)

0 (0)

151 (100)

0 (0)

143 (100)

5 (4)

109 (96)

  1. N Number; %, percentage; the percentage in the columns “Yes” and “No” is calculated on the N of the reference group