{"doi":"10.46409/002.bvjl1308","title":"THE VIABILITY OF A PHYSICAL THERAPY MOBILE MEDICAL CARAVAN IN DAVAO CITY","abstract":"Introduction: This study aimed to determine the viability of a proposed physical therapy mobile medical caravan in Davao City in the pursuit of accessibility and health promotion. Methods: This descriptive quantitative study involved the barangay officials and health personnel, and the target recipients of the study in Marilog District, Davao City using a validated researcher-based questionnaire adopted from the World Health Organization and was analyzed using a validated researcher-made interpretation tool. Results: A total of 57 respondents participated in the study, 38 from the barangay personnel and 19 from the target recipients. Notably, 84.2% of patients and 97.4% of barangay personnel had a history of musculoskeletal disorders, and 21.1% of patients and 94.7% of staff reported a history of stroke. However, only 21.1% of the respondents are aware of physical therapy. Results highlighted the need for a local physical therapist with 94.7% of patients and 86.6% of barangay personnel. And, all respondents believed that physical therapy could improve their lives and the majority. Discussion: The study revealed a high prevalence of musculoskeletal and neurologic disorders in Marilog District however, physical therapy services are unavailable locally. However, most disregard their medical condition due to inaccessibility and financial constraints. Furthermore, it was discovered that there is very poor awareness about physical therapy as medical professionals. Therefore, in the proposed establishment of a physical therapy mobile medical caravan, it is highly relevant and important in their community.","journal":"Philippine Journal of Physical Therapy","year":2024,"id":494866,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":0,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9546,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2024-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1341687,"name":"Vincent M. Arcite","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1341688,"name":"Djoira Krestel G. Ariston","orcid":null,"position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1341689,"name":"Ana Feliza Ysabel C. Braga","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1341690,"name":"Rezka Daryll T. Lumayon","orcid":null,"position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1341686,"name":"Alyssa Kate P. Reyes","orcid":null,"position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":0,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T02:09:15.528853Z","pmid":null,"pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}