Global response to physiotherapy services disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the level of preparedness for the next health emergency
There are low levels of integration of physiotherapy services into national and subnational health emergency preparedness planning. A country's income level does not appear to be a major determinant of emergency preparedness.
Authors
- Joshua M. Kruger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-8698)
- Peter Skelton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1388-9369)
- Heidi Kosakowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3007-0803)
- Flavio Salio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-1318)
- Wouter DeGroote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0969-1077)
Institutions
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1614604
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00