Regional and Facility Differences in Interventions for Mastitis by Australian Physiotherapists.
Breastfeeding
breast pain
health services research
lactation disorders
mastitis
Journal
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association
ISSN: 1552-5732
Titre abrégé: J Hum Lact
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8709498
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Nov 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
28
11
2018
medline:
16
7
2020
entrez:
28
11
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Little information has been documented regarding interventions for mastitis by Australian physiotherapists. It is currently not known if physiotherapy interventions vary across Australian regions and types of healthcare facilities. (1) To identify the interventions used by Australian physiotherapists treating mothers with mastitis and (2) to determine the variability in interventions used across regions and facilities. A retrospective observational design was used. A sample of case records of mothers with mastitis was identified ( The physiotherapy interventions received by mothers included therapeutic ultrasound (n=175; 91.1%), education and advice ( Regional and facility differences exist in physiotherapy interventions for mastitis in Australia. Healthcare professionals who refer to physiotherapists for mastitis should be aware that interventions received may differ across regions and facility types.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Little information has been documented regarding interventions for mastitis by Australian physiotherapists. It is currently not known if physiotherapy interventions vary across Australian regions and types of healthcare facilities.
RESEARCH AIMS
OBJECTIVE
(1) To identify the interventions used by Australian physiotherapists treating mothers with mastitis and (2) to determine the variability in interventions used across regions and facilities.
METHODS
METHODS
A retrospective observational design was used. A sample of case records of mothers with mastitis was identified (
RESULTS
RESULTS
The physiotherapy interventions received by mothers included therapeutic ultrasound (n=175; 91.1%), education and advice (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Regional and facility differences exist in physiotherapy interventions for mastitis in Australia. Healthcare professionals who refer to physiotherapists for mastitis should be aware that interventions received may differ across regions and facility types.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30481473
doi: 10.1177/0890334418812041
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Langues
eng