Knowledge, Awareness, and Perceptions of the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia Among Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Table 1 Participants’ Characteristics

		Frequency	Percent
Gender	Male	116	63.7
	Female	66	36.3
Nationality	Saudi	168	92.3
	Non-Saudi	14	7.7
Highest educational degree	BSc	110	60.4
	DPT	3	1.6
	MSc	41	22.5
	PhD	18	9.9
	Other (or missing)	10	5.5
Country of highest educational degree	Saudi Arabia	135	74.4
	UK	18	9.9
	USA	10	5.5
	Australia	6	3.3
	Egypt	6	3.3
	Other	7	3.8
Decade of earning highest degree	Before 1980	1	0.5
	1981–1990	13	7.1
	2001–2010	25	13.7
	After 2010	143	78.6
Clinical experience (years)	Less than 2 years	56	30.8
	2–5	41	22.5
	6–10	32	17.6
	11–15	32	17.6
	16–20	15	8.2
	More than 20 years	6	3.3
Region of clinical practice	Central region (Riyadh City)	75	41.2
	Central region outside Riyadh City	18	9.9
	Western region	42	23.1
	Southern region	20	11.0
	Eastern region	13	7.1
	Northern region	12	6.6

Abbreviations: BSc, Bachelor’s of Science; DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy; MSc, Master’s of Science; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy.

Figure 1 Participants’ levels of confidence in assessing, diagnosing, and managing FM cases.

Figure 2 Participants’ knowledge and awareness of three common FM practice guidelines.

Figure 3 Participants’ perceived roles of each type of healthcare provider in managing FM.

Figure 4 Participants’ knowledge and awareness of risk factors for FM.

Figure 5 Degree of the participants’ recommendations for common interventions for FM conditions.