Factors affecting the interest of rehabilitation professionals indirectly supporting preventive care projects.
Yoshio Suzuki, Reiko Ishiyama
PMID 34539069WHAT IT FOUND
Rehabilitation professionals with more experience, leadership roles, and prior indirect support activity were significantly more interested in indirect support.
Those focused on direct support were younger, had less experience, and were predominantly physical therapists. Interest in indirect support correlated with seeing community resources as part of their professional responsibility.
Key findings
01Professionals interested in indirect support were older, had more years of experience, and were more likely to hold leadership job titles compared to those interested in direct support.
02Speech-language-hearing therapists were significantly more represented in the group interested in indirect support, while physical therapists were concentrated in the group interested in direct support.
03Actual prior experience in indirect support activities was significantly associated with a higher interest in indirect support, suggesting familiarity drives engagement.
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What it does not show
The study was conducted in a single prefecture in Japan, limiting generalizability to other regions or healthcare systems. The response rate was 20.0%, and professionals not interested in these activities may have declined to respond, introducing selection bias. The study measures interest and self-reported experience, not actual competence or effectiveness of indirect support. Causality cannot be established; it is unclear if interest leads to experience or if experience leads to interest.
Declared interests
There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret the higher interest in indirect support among experienced professionals or SLPs as evidence that indirect support is more effective than direct support. The study measures preference and self-reported experience, not clinical outcomes, so it cannot determine which approach yields better health results for elderly patients.