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What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study
BACKGROUND: Aquatic physiotherapy is becoming a more frequently utilised treatment for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Consumers are increasingly accessing information regarding health choices online, and it is not known what type or quality of information regarding aquatic physiotherapy is av...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9069763/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35513789 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02669-3 |
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author | Terrens, Aan Fleur Soh, Sze-Ee Morgan, Prue |
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description | BACKGROUND: Aquatic physiotherapy is becoming a more frequently utilised treatment for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Consumers are increasingly accessing information regarding health choices online, and it is not known what type or quality of information regarding aquatic physiotherapy is available. METHODS: Web-based platforms (Facebook™, Twitter™, YouTube™, Instagram™, blogs and the web) were searched using the Awario© social listening software. Webpages had to be in English, mention PD, aquatic physiotherapy and its effects. Quality of webpages was assessed using a modified DISCERN tool and content analysis summarised reported effects. RESULTS: Awario© identified 2992 entries, with 133 assessed using the modified DISCERN tool. A small number (n = 31, 24%) described the effects of aquatic physiotherapy for people with PD. Quality of webpages was low, with many lacking information regarding clear sources of information, contraindications to aquatic physiotherapy and descriptions of the therapeutic environment. Content analysis showed several themes; general physical, PD-specific and psychosocial effects. More than a third of webpages indicated that aquatic physiotherapy would improve strength, balance, pain and aid relaxation. A large number (n = 96, 72%) described at least one hydrodynamic or hydrostatic property of water, most commonly buoyancy (n-83, 62%). CONCLUSIONS: Overall quality of information was poor, and it is recommended that webpages list all potential contraindications to aquatic physiotherapy and direct consumers to discuss potential participation with their healthcare professionals. Webpages also should include information regarding the therapeutic environment, disclose sources of information and focus on enablers to exercise to improve engagement of people with PD in aquatic physiotherapy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12883-022-02669-3. |
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spelling | pubmed-90697632022-05-05 What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study Terrens, Aan Fleur Soh, Sze-Ee Morgan, Prue BMC Neurol Research BACKGROUND: Aquatic physiotherapy is becoming a more frequently utilised treatment for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Consumers are increasingly accessing information regarding health choices online, and it is not known what type or quality of information regarding aquatic physiotherapy is available. METHODS: Web-based platforms (Facebook™, Twitter™, YouTube™, Instagram™, blogs and the web) were searched using the Awario© social listening software. Webpages had to be in English, mention PD, aquatic physiotherapy and its effects. Quality of webpages was assessed using a modified DISCERN tool and content analysis summarised reported effects. RESULTS: Awario© identified 2992 entries, with 133 assessed using the modified DISCERN tool. A small number (n = 31, 24%) described the effects of aquatic physiotherapy for people with PD. Quality of webpages was low, with many lacking information regarding clear sources of information, contraindications to aquatic physiotherapy and descriptions of the therapeutic environment. Content analysis showed several themes; general physical, PD-specific and psychosocial effects. More than a third of webpages indicated that aquatic physiotherapy would improve strength, balance, pain and aid relaxation. A large number (n = 96, 72%) described at least one hydrodynamic or hydrostatic property of water, most commonly buoyancy (n-83, 62%). CONCLUSIONS: Overall quality of information was poor, and it is recommended that webpages list all potential contraindications to aquatic physiotherapy and direct consumers to discuss potential participation with their healthcare professionals. Webpages also should include information regarding the therapeutic environment, disclose sources of information and focus on enablers to exercise to improve engagement of people with PD in aquatic physiotherapy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12883-022-02669-3. BioMed Central 2022-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9069763/ /pubmed/35513789 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02669-3 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Terrens, Aan Fleur Soh, Sze-Ee Morgan, Prue What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study |
title | What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study |
title_full | What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study |
title_fullStr | What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study |
title_full_unstemmed | What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study |
title_short | What web-based information is available for people with Parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? A social listening study |
title_sort | what web-based information is available for people with parkinson’s disease interested in aquatic physiotherapy? a social listening study |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9069763/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35513789 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02669-3 |
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