Perception of Purposeful and Recreational Smartphone Use in Physiotherapy: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many people constantly use their smartphones in all kinds of situations. Often smartphones are used in a meaningful and targeted way, but frequently they are used as a pastime without any purpose. This also applies to patients and therapists in treatment situations.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate how purposeful smartphone use compared with recreational smartphone use (by a physiotherapist or by a patient) influenced the perception of a physiotherapeutic treatment situation. We examined the impact of smartphone use during a physiotherapy session on the perception of the physiotherapist, evaluation of attentiveness, and evaluation of smartphone use in physiotherapy in general.

Methods

Members of various music and sports clubs were invited

SUBMITTER: Bientzle M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100886 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature