Effectiveness of Peer Elder Volunteers in Facilitating Physiotherapy Service Uptake from a Selected Urban Primary Health Centre in Puducherry, India: A Quasi-experimental Study
Involving peer elder volunteers significantly increased physiotherapy service uptake from a selected urban PHC. This study can also conclude that incorporating physiotherapy services in primary care settings is feasible and effective for the elders with joint problems.
Authors
- Navin Kumar
- Ruben Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3074-9605)
- Swaroop Kumar Sahu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5144-5489)
- Karthik Rajan
- Purnima Tadingi
Institutions
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/npmj.npmj_179_25
- Primary Topic
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00