Expectations of patients with hemiparesis from physiotherapy programme: concordance among patients, patients’ caregiver and physiotherapists

AbstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to examine the agreement between physiotherapists (PTS), patients and caregivers about the physiotherapy of patients with hemiparesis.Materials and methods: Fifty-two patients with hemiparesis (M = 24, F = 28), caregivers (N = 52) and PTs (N = 52) who applied for the physiotherapy programme were interviewed. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded. A questionnaire composed of six questions was used to describe the expectations of the PTs, caregivers and patients about the physiotherapy programme.Results: The Kappa calculator revealed a statistically moderate level of agreement between PTs and caregivers (K = 0.532, p = .0001), patients and caregivers (K = 0.496, p = .0001) and PTs and patients (K = 0.401, p = .0001) regarding the expectations of physiotherapy programme.Conclusion: Expectations of the patients and caregivers must be considered for rehabilitation; hence, participation in the therapy and efficacy of the physiotherapy p...