Women’s knowledge and opinion about physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy

The aim of research - to find out women's knowledge and opinion about physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy. The object of research - women's knowledge and opinion about physiotherapy. The goals of research: 1) Find out knowledge about physiotherapy and its applications of women who either are pregnant, are not pregnant but have given birth already, or have never been pregnant and have never given birth. 2) Find out opinion about physiotherapy and its applications of women who either are pregnant, are not pregnant but have given birth already, or have never been pregnant and have never given birth 3) Figure out women's need for knowledge about physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy. 4) Compare knowledge and opinions about physiotherapy and its application possibilities of women who are pregnant, are not pregnant but have given birth already, or have never been pregnant and have never given birth. 1. The hypothesis of research - the majority of women participating in research will indicate a lack of knowledge about physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy but will have a positive opinion on the subject. Research methods. Original anonymous questionnaire, according to foreign authors created by researchers, was used in order to find out women's knowledge and opinion. The questions in the questionnaire were focused on two main aspects - knowledge and opinion. The questionnaire was completed by 291 women. 1) Results. Research showed that 44% do not know anything about physical therapy during pregnancy, and 52,6% women do not know anything about the applications possibilities of physical therapy during pregnancy. 24, 4 % of respondents are aware of the physical therapy and 31,6% know insufficiently. The application possibilities of physical therapy unaware 65,9% of the respondents, 15,4 % knows and 18,7 % knows insufficiently. That women who have already given birth (33,3%) have more knowledge about physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy during pregnancy than women who are still pregnant or have never been pregnant and have never given birth (p0,05). Conclusions: 1. The knowledge about physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy of women who either are pregnant, are not pregnant but have given birth already, or have never been pregnant and have never given birth is insufficient. 2. Most of the women in the study showed a positive opinion of physiotherapy and its applications. 3. Women feel the need for knowledge related to physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy during pregnancy. 4. Women who are not pregnant but have already given birth have more knowledge about physiotherapy and its applications during pregnancy, however the knowledge was not significantly different from other respondents