Dr. Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe,Assistant Professor
Information about Dr. Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe at the University of Bradford.
- Sch. of Allied Health Prof. & Midwifery
(Faculty of Health Studies) - Email:
- c.igwesi-chidobe@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 238553
Biography
Dr. Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe qualified as a physiotherapist and started her career as a clinical physiotherapist, first rotating through the specialty areas of physiotherapy, and later specialised clinically within the area of paediatric neurological physiotherapy. She is an alumnus of the University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, and King’s College London where she graduated with several distinctions and awards. She completed certificate programmes from Harvard Medical School, University College London, Keele University, and the National Health Service. She is a Chartered physiotherapist in the United Kingdom, a member of Chartered Physiotherapists in Global Health, and a member of the International Society of Global Health. She subsequently moved into academia, and has been working and teaching within the fields of Paediatric and adult neurological physiotherapy, Primary Care, Public health, Global health, Community Physiotherapy, and Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Switzerland. She interned in Community-Based Rehabilitation at the World Health Organisation Headquarters office, Geneva, Switzerland. She developed the first biopsychosocial intervention for the primary care management of non-specific chronic low back pain in a rural African population, which won the Schlumberger faculty for the future doctoral fellowship award (The Netherlands). She completed a postdoctoral research post in the field of primary care physiotherapy at the then research institute for primary care and health sciences, Keele University, United Kingdom. She has been a recipient of international research grants. She is the first physiotherapist and first African to win (runner-up) the Nature Research Awards for Driving Global Impact. She moved through the academic ranks and was promoted to an Associate Professor in Community Physiotherapy and Global health in Nigeria in 2021 before joining the University of Bradford in late October 2022. Her research interests include: Chronic Pain, Chronic disease, Behaviour change, Physical activity, Development and evaluation of complex interventions, Self-management of chronic conditions, Disability, Community-Based Rehabilitation, Biopsychosocial model of Health, Health inequality/vulnerable groups, Implementation Science, Cross-cultural research, Public Health, Global Health, Primary Care, Community Health, Applied Health /Health Services and Policy Research. PhD applicants to the University of Bradford interested in undertaking research around chronic pain or chronic disease management in black and ethnic minority populations in high income countries including the UK, or amongst vulnerable population groups in low- and middle-income countries can contact her.
Research
Chronic Pain, Chronic disease, Behaviour Change,Physical Activity, Development and evaluation of complex interventions, Self-management,Disability, Community-Based Rehabilitation, Biopsychosocial model of Health, PublicHealth, Global Health, Primary Care, Community Health, Applied Health /HealthServices and Policy Research, Health inequality/vulnerable groups,Implementation Science, Cross-cultural research
Research projects
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Teaching
Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe as follows:
Teaching interests
Paediatric neurological physiotherapyNeurological PhysiotherapyHealth Promotion and Public HealthPrimary CareGlobal Health Research Methods and ProjectCommunity Based Rehabilitation
Teaching modules
| Title | Subject | Module code | Year |
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| Aspirational Research Proposal | |||
| Systematic Literature Review (MPhysiotherapy) | |||
| Primary Research Project (MPhysiotherapy) | |||
| Primary Research Project |
Publications
There are 66 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe. They are listed as:
- book (1)
- book chapter (1)
- conference contribution (24)
- peer reviewed journal (40)
Book
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundational Physiotherapy Clinical Posting Manual | 2012 | CN Igwesi-Chidobe | A-Solutions |
Book Chapter
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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| Exploring the meaning of chronic low back pain as a life of 'living death' in rural Nigeria | 2022 | Meanings of Pain, Volume 3: Vulnerable or Special Groups of People | Meanings of Pain, Volume 3: Vulnerable or Special Groups of People | C.N Igwesi-Chidobe | Springer International Publishing AG |
Conference Contribution
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review | Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2022. Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review . UNN Conference | 2nd International Scientific Conference of the College of Medicine, UNN | |||||||
| 2021 | The effect of aerobic and breathing exercises on the Cardiopulmonary function of adults living with sickle cell Disease: a randomized clinical trial protocol | The effect of aerobic and breathing exercises on the Cardiopulmonary function of adults living with sickle cell Disease: a randomized clinical trial protocol | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2021.The effect of aerobic and breathing exercises on the Cardiopulmonary function of adults living with sickle cell Disease: a randomized clinical trial protocol, UNN Nigeria | 1st annual international conference of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka | |||||||
| 2021 | ‘They were laughing at us and mocking us’: the experiences of people attending a novel behavioural programme for chronic low back pain in a rural Nigerian primary care centre | ‘They were laughing at us and mocking us’: the experiences of people attending a novel behavioural programme for chronic low back pain in a rural Nigerian primary care centre | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2021. They were laughing at us and mocking us’: the experiences of people attending a novel behavioural programme for chronic low back pain in a rural Nigerian primary care centre Society for Academic Primary Care, Leeds, UK | 49th annual conference of the Society for Academic Primary Care, Leeds, United Kingdom | |||||||
| 2021 | ‘Are culturally relevant measures of pain coping strategies needed in African primary care? Findings from the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire among peop | ‘Are culturally relevant measures of pain coping strategies needed in African primary care? Findings from the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire among peop | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2021.‘Are culturally relevant measures of pain coping strategies needed in African primary care? Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the CSQ among people with CLBP, Society for Academic Primary Care, Leeds, UK | 49th annual conference of the Society for Academic Primary Care, Leeds, United Kingdom | |||||||
| 2021 | Are community-based exercise programmes effective in reducing pain and disability in pregnancy-related musculoskeletal conditions? A systematic review with meta-analyses | Are community-based exercise programmes effective in reducing pain and disability in pregnancy-related musculoskeletal conditions? A systematic review with meta-analyses | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2021. Are community-based exercise programmes effective in reducing pain and disability in pregnancy-related musculoskeletal conditions? A systematic review with meta-analyses at the World Physiotherapy Congress, Online | World Physiotherapy Congress | |||||||
| 2021 | No ‘butterflies in the stomach’: cross-cultural adaptation and validation findings of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in Nigeria | No ‘butterflies in the stomach’: cross-cultural adaptation and validation findings of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in Nigeria | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2021. No ‘butterflies in the stomach’: cross-cultural adaptation and validation findings of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in Nigeria. World Physiotherapy Congress, Online | World Physiotherapy Congress | |||||||
| 2020 | An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of frontline physiotherapists managing covid-19 in Nigeria | An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of frontline physiotherapists managing covid-19 in Nigeria | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2020. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of frontline physiotherapists managing covid-19 in Nigeria. 4th Scientific conference. ACAPN Nigeria | Conference of the Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria | |||||||
| 2020 | Minimal-contact physiotherapy interventions for pregnant women with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of interventional clinical studies | Minimal-contact physiotherapy interventions for pregnant women with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of interventional clinical studies | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2020. Minimal-contact physiotherapy interventions for pregnant women with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of interventional clinical studies. 4th Scientific Conference of the ACAPN Nigeria | Conference of the Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria | |||||||
| 2018 | Patient direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy in primary care: perceptions of patients, general practitioners, physiotherapists and clinical commissioners in England | Patient direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy in primary care: perceptions of patients, general practitioners, physiotherapists and clinical commissioners in England | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2018.Patient direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy in primary care: perceptions of patients, general practitioners, physiotherapists and clinical commissioners in England. Platform, Physiotherapy UK, Birmingham | Physiotherapy UK Birmingham | |||||||
| 2018 | What are the support needs of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)? A meta-ethnography of qualitative studies | What are the support needs of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)? A meta-ethnography of qualitative studies | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2018. What are the support needs of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)? A meta-ethnography of qualitative studies. Poster presentation at the Society for Academic Primary Care, London, UK | Society for Academic Primary Care Barbican Centre, London | |||||||
| 2016 | Feasibility of a Physiotherapist-led community-based self-management programme for reducing non-specific chronic low back pain disability in rural Nigeria | Feasibility of a Physiotherapist-led community-based self-management programme for reducing non-specific chronic low back pain disability in rural Nigeria | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2016.Feasibility of a Physiotherapist-led community-based self-management programme for reducing non-specific chronic low back pain disability in rural Nigeria. Rapid 5 platform. European region of the WCPT Liverpool, UK | European region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Liverpool, United Kingdom | |||||||
| 2016 | Behavior change intervention components for improving physical activity in adults with chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa: A systematic mixed studies review | Behavior change intervention components for improving physical activity in adults with chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa: A systematic mixed studies review | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2016. Behavior change intervention components for improving physical activity in adults with chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa: A systematic mixed studies review. Platform, Public health PhD symposium, Liverpool, UK | Public health PhD symposium, Liverpool, United Kingdom | |||||||
| 2015 | Qualitative exploration of Non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria: Towards evidence-informed Physiotherapy practice | Qualitative exploration of Non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria: Towards evidence-informed Physiotherapy practice | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2015.Qualitative exploration of Non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria: Towards evidence-informed Physiotherapy practice. Platform (oral) presentation, World Confederation for Physical Therapy-World Cong. Singapore | World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)-World Congress (Singapore) | |||||||
| 2015 | Predictors of self-reported disability in community dwelling adults with non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria | Predictors of self-reported disability in community dwelling adults with non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2015. Predictors of self-reported disability in community dwelling adults with non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria. Platform (oral) presentation, World Confederation for Physical Therapy-World Congress Singapore | World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)-World Congress (Singapore) | |||||||
| 2014 | Non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria: A qualitative exploration of beliefs, experiences and self-management practices | Non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria: A qualitative exploration of beliefs, experiences and self-management practices | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2014. Non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria: A qualitative exploration of beliefs, experiences and self-management practices, Poster presentation, World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)-Africa Regional Co | World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)-Africa Regional Congress (Zambia) | |||||||
| 2012 | Paradigm shift in Military/Paramilitary recruitment/training may reduce associated mortality | Paradigm shift in Military/Paramilitary recruitment/training may reduce associated mortality | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2012. Paradigm shift in Military/Paramilitary recruitment/training may reduce associated mortality, Poster presentation at the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) Conference of 2012 at Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. | Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) Conference Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria | |||||||
| 2012 | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of principles of Exercise Prescription among Physiotherapists in Nigeria | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of principles of Exercise Prescription among Physiotherapists in Nigeria | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2012. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of principles of Exercise Prescription among Physiotherapists in Nigeria by okafor UAC, Aweto HA, Adewole HA, Igwesi-Chidobe CN and Odebiyi DO, Oral/platform presentation at the University | University of Lagos Medical Society Annual Scientific Conference | |||||||
| 2023 | ‘Caged in hell or unable to escape’: the lived experiences of adult stroke survivors in rural Nigeria Physiotherapy UK Birmingham | ‘Caged in hell or unable to escape’: the lived experiences of adult stroke survivors in rural Nigeria Physiotherapy UK Birmingham | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2023. ‘Caged in hell or unable to escape’: the lived experiences of adult stroke survivors in rural Nigeria. Physiotherapy UK 2023 Birmingham | Physiotherapy UK Birmingham | |||||||
| 2023 | Exploring the clinical utility of postural outcome tools: a systematic scoping review at the Physiotherapy UK 2023 Birmingham | Exploring the clinical utility of postural outcome tools: a systematic scoping review at the Physiotherapy UK 2023 Birmingham | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2023. Exploring the clinical utility of postural outcome tools: a systematic scoping review. Physiotherapy UK Birmingham | Physiotherapy UK Birmingham | |||||||
| 2023 | The relative importance of biomechanical versus psychosocial factors in predicting clinical outcomes in people with a history of low back pain: results from two population-based cross-sectionalstudies | The relative importance of biomechanical versus psychosocial factors in predicting clinical outcomes in people with a history of low back pain: results from two population-based cross-sectionalstudies | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2023.The relative importance of biomechanical versus psychosocial factors in predicting clinical outcomes in people with a history of low back pain: results from two population-based cross-sectional studies.BNPF,The Netherlands | 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care Groningen, The Netherlands | |||||||
| 2022 | Self-Management Education for non-specific chronic low back pain: a critical review of the literature and opportunities in primary and community health care in rural Nigeria | Self-Management Education for non-specific chronic low back pain: a critical review of the literature and opportunities in primary and community health care in rural Nigeria | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2022. Self-Management Education for non-specific chronic low back pain: a critical review of the literature and opportunities in primary and community health care in rural Nigeria . UNN Institute of Education, Nigeria | UNN Institute of Education International Virtual Conference | |||||||
| 2022 | Experiences, perceptions, and behaviours of COVID-19 Survivors: a systematic review of qualitative studies | Experiences, perceptions, and behaviours of COVID-19 Survivors: a systematic review of qualitative studies | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2022. Experiences, perceptions, and behaviours of COVID-19 Survivors: a systematic review of qualitative studies. UNN Conference Nigeria | 2nd annual international conference of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka | |||||||
| 2022 | Biopsychosocial factors associated with a current episode of low back pain: a population-based cross-sectional study amongst urban market traders with previous history of low back pain in Nigeria | Biopsychosocial factors associated with a current episode of low back pain: a population-based cross-sectional study amongst urban market traders with previous history of low back pain in Nigeria | Igwesi-Chidobe et al., 2022.Biopsychosocial factors associated with a current episode of low back pain: a population-based cross-sectional study amongst urban market traders with previous history of low back pain in Nigeria. UNN Nigeria | 2nd annual international conference of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka | |||||||
| 2022 | Occupational biomechanical and occupational psychosocial predictors of neck pain intensity, neck disability and work-related disability among construction labourers: a population-based cross-sectional | Occupational biomechanical and occupational psychosocial predictors of neck pain intensity, neck disability and work-related disability among construction labourers: a population-based cross-sectional | Igwesi-Chidobe et al.,2022. Occupational biomechanical and occupational psychosocial predictors of neck pain intensity, neck disability and work-related disability among construction labourers: a population-based cross-sectional study. COMUNN Nigeria | 2nd International Scientific Conference of the College of Medicine, UNN |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of community-based rehabilitation on quality of life and self-esteem of persons with physical disabilities and their family members | 2023 | Global Health Journal (Amsterdam, Netherlands) | Joseph Umunnah, Babatunde Adegoke, Chigozie Uchenwoke, Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe, Grace Alom | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glohj.2023.04.001 | |||||||
| Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review | 2022 | BMC Women's Health | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Okechi PC, Emmanuel GN, Ozumba BC | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-02038-9 | |||||||
| The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Control Measures on the Mental Health of the General Population: A Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta-analysis | 2022 | Annals of Internal Medicine | Georgia Salanti*; Natalie Peter*; Thomy Tonia*; Alexander Holloway*; Ian R. White; Leila Darwish; Nicola Low; Matthias Egger; Andreas D. Haas; Seena Fazel; Ronald C. Kessler; Helen Herrman; Christian Kieling; Dominique J.F. De Quervain; Simone N. Vigod; Vikram Patel; Tianjing Li; Pim Cuijpers; Andrea Cipriani; Toshi A. Furukawa; Stefan Leucht; and the MHCOVID Crowd Investigators† (†includes Igwesi-Chidobe CN) | https://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M22-1507 | |||||||
| Research priorities to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries | 2022 | Journal Of Global Health | Polašek O, Keri Wazny K, Adeloye A, Song P, Chan KY, Bojude DA, Ali S, Bastien S, Becerra-Posada F, Borrescio-Higa F, Sohaila Cheema, Cipta DA, Cvjetković S, Castro LD, Ebenso B, Femi-Ajao O, Ganesan B, Glasnović A, He L, Heraud JM, Igwesi-Chidobe C, Iversen PO, Jadoon B, Karim AJ, Khan J, Biswas RK, Lanza G, Lee SWH, Li Y, Liang LL, Lowe M, Islam MM, Marušić A, Mshelia S, Manyara AM, Htay MNN, Parisi M, Peprah P, Sacks E, Akinyemi KO, Shahraki-Sanavi F, Sharov K, Rotarou ES, Stankov S, Supriyatiningsih W, Chan BTY, Tremblay M, Tsimpida D, Sandro Vento S, Glasnović JV, Wang L, Wang X, Ng ZX, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Campbell H, ChopraM, Cousens S, Krstić G, Macdonald C, Mansoori P, Patel S, Sheikh A, Tomlinson M, Tsai AC, Yoshida S, Rudan I; on behalf of the International Society of Global Health (ISoGH) | ||||||||
| Minimal-contact physical interventions for pregnant women with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised clinical trials | 2022 | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Minimal-contact physical interventions for pregnant women with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised clinical trials | ||||||||
| Experiences of physiotherapists involved in frontline management of patients with COVID-19 in Nigeria: a qualitative study | 2022 | BMJ Open | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Anyaene C, Akinfeleye A, Anikwe E, Gosselink R | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060012 | |||||||
| Physiotherapy management of acute transverse myelitis in a paediatric patient in a Nigerian hospital: a case report | 2022 | Journal of Medical Case Reports | Onyekere, P.C., Igwesi-Chidobe, C.N. | ||||||||
| Only two subscales of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire are culturally relevant for people with chronic low back pain in Nigerian Igbo populations: a cross-cultural adaptation and validation study | 2021 | Journal Of Patient-Reported Outcomes | Igwesi-Chidobe, C. N., Sorinola, I. O., & Godfrey, E. L. | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-021-00367-1 | |||||||
| Adaptation and validation of the Nigerian Igbo Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in patients with chronic low back pain | 2021 | Applied Psychological Measurement | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL | Biomed Central | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42409-021-00026-7 | ||||||
| Detecting Anxiety and Depression among people with limited literacy living with chronic low back pain in Nigeria: Adaptation and Validation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale | 2021 | Archives of Public Health | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Muomah RC, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL | ||||||||
| Implementing patient direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy in primary care: views of patients, general practitioners, physiotherapists, and clinical commissioners in England | 2021 | Physiotherapy | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Bishop A, Humphreys K, Hughes E, Protheroe J, Maddison J, Bartlam B | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2020.07.002 | |||||||
| Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for improving pain, disability and quality of life in pregnant women with musculoskeletal conditions: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analyses | 2021 | BMJ Open | Igwesi-Chidobe, C.N., Emmanuel G, and Okezue OC | 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042107 | |||||||
| The Igbo Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire: A Cross-cultural adaptation and validation study in Nigerian Populations with Chronic Low Back Pain | 2021 | Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Sorinola IO, and Godfrey EL | 10.3233/BMR-191687 | |||||||
| World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0): development and validation of the Nigerian Igbo version in patients with chronic low back pain | 2020 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola IO, and Godfrey EL | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03763-8 | |||||||
| A relational analysis of an invisible illness: A meta-ethnography of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) and their support needs | 2020 | Social science & medicine. Medical psychology & medical sociology | Pilkington K, Ridge D, Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Chew-Graham C, Little P, Babatunde O, Mcdermott C, Cheshire A | ||||||||
| Evidence, Theory and Context: using intervention mapping in the development of a community-based self-management program for chronic low back pain in a rural African primary care setting - The Good Back Program | 2020 | BMC Public Health | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola IO, and Godfrey EL | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8392-7 | |||||||
| Shared decision making in musculoskeletal pain consultations in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review | 2020 | International Health | Sam S, Sharma R, Corp N, Igwesi-Chidobe C, Babatunde OO | DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz077 | |||||||
| Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of Igbo fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire in mixed rural and urban Nigerian populations with chronic low back pain | 2019 | PLoS ONE | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Amarachukwu C, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL | doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216482 | |||||||
| Community-based self-management of chronic low back pain in a rural African primary care setting: a feasibility study | 2019 | Primary health care research & development | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Godfrey EL, Kitchen S, Onwasigwe CN, Sorinola IO | doi: 10.1017/S1463423619000070 | |||||||
| Patient direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy in primary care: perceptions of patients, general practitioners, physiotherapists and clinical commissioners in England | 2019 | Physiotherapy | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Bartlam B, Humphreys K, Hughes E, Protheroe J, Maddison J, Bishop A | ||||||||
| Assessing self-reported disability in a low-literate population with chronic low back pain: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of Igbo Roland Morris disability questionnaire | 2019 | Disability and Rehabilitation | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Obiekwe C, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL | 10.1080/09638288.2017.1416185 | |||||||
| Unconventional Practitioners’ Causal Beliefs and Treatment Strategies for Chronic Low Back Pain in Rural Nigeria | 2018 | Health Services Research | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Sorinola IO, Kitchen S, and Godfrey EL | https://doi.org/10.1177/1178632918808783 | |||||||
| Physical activity containing behavioural interventions for adults living with modifiable chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa: A systematic mixed-studies review | 2018 | International Health | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kengne AP, Sorinola I, Godfrey E | doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihy013 | |||||||
| Biopsychosocial factors associated with chronic low back pain disability in rural Nigeria: A population-based cross-sectional study | 2017 | Bmj Global Health | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Coker B, Onwasigwe C, Sorinola I, and Godfrey E | 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000284 | |||||||
| ‘A life of living death’: The experiences of people living with chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria | 2017 | Disability and Rehabilitation | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Sheila Kitchen, Isaac Sorinola and Emma Godfrey | 10.3109/09638288.2016.1161844 | |||||||
| Feasibility of a physiotherapist-led community-based self-management programme for reducing non-specific chronic low back pain disability in rural Nigeria | 2016 | Physiotherapy | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Godfrey E, Sorinola I | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2016.10.384 | |||||||
| Predictors of self-reported disability in adults with non-specific chronic low back pain living in rural Nigeria | 2016 | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | 23 | E Godfrey, I Sorinola, B Coker, C Onwasigwe, CN Igwesi-Chidobe | |||||||
| Effective components of exercise and physical activity related behaviour-change interventions for chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa: protocol for a systematic mixed studies review with meta-analysis | 2015 | BMJ Open | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Godfrey EL, Kengne AP | 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008036 | |||||||
| Predictors of self-reported disability in community dwelling adults with non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria | 2015 | Physiotherapy | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Ezeonu F, Onwasigwe C, Kitchen S, Sorinola I and Godfrey E | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3467 | |||||||
| Qualitative exploration of non-specific chronic low back pain in rural Nigeria: Towards evidence-informed Physiotherapy practice | 2015 | Physiotherapy | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola I and Godfrey E | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3466 | |||||||
| Anthropometric correlates of balance performance in non-institutionalised elderly | 2013 | World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology | 7 | Okafor UAC, Ibeabuchi MN, Omidina JO, Igwesi-Chidobe CN, SRA Akinbo | |||||||
| Community Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation outcomes in Nigeria: Knowledge, Attitude, and practice of Physiotherapists in Enugu State | 2013 | International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation | 3 | Igwesi-Chidobe CN and Okafor UAC | |||||||
| Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Principles of Exercise Prescription among Physiotherapists in Nigeria | 2013 | International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation | 3 | Okafor UAC, Aweto HA, Adewole AH, Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Odebiyi DO | https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr | ||||||
| Characterisation of Physiotherapy needs in a rural community in Southeastern Nigeria | 2012 | Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine | 22 | Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Odebiyi DO, Okafor UAC | 10.4314/NQJHM.V22I3 | ||||||
| Obstacles to obtaining optimal Physiotherapy Services in a rural Community in Southeastern Nigeria | 2012 | International Journal of Rehabilitation Research | Igwesi-Chidobe CN | 10. 1155/2012/909675 | |||||||
| Comparison of the effects of Neurodevelopmental therapy (NDT) and Cryotherapy on Spasticity | 2005 | Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine | 1, 2 | Aiyejesunle CB, Ajiboye OA, Maduako (now Igwesi-Chidobe) CN | https://njmr.mrtb.gov.ng/index.php/njmr | ||||||
| Challenges of measuring self-reported exposure to occupational biomechanical risk factors amongst people with low literacy engaged in manual labour: Findings from a cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric investigation in an African population with chronic low back pain | 2024 | Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation | *Chinonso Nwamaka Igwesi-Chidobe, Isaac Olubunmi Sorinola, Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba, and Emma Louise Godfrey | Springer International Publishing AG | |||||||
| Setting research priorities for global pandemic preparedness: An international consensus and comparison with ChatGPT's output. | 2024 | Journal Of Global Health | 14 | Song P;Adeloye D;Acharya Y;Bojude DA;Ali S;Alibudbud R;Bastien S;Becerra-Posada F;Berecki M;Bodomo A;Borrescio-Higa F;Buchtova M;Campbell H;Chan KY;Cheema S;Chopra M;Cipta DA;Castro LD;Ganasegeran K;Gebre T;Glasnović A;Graham CJ;Igwesi-Chidobe C;Iversen PO;Jadoon B;Lanza G;Macdonald C;Park C;Islam MM;Mshelia S;Nair H;Ng ZX;Htay MNN;Akinyemi KO;Parisi M;Patel S;Peprah P;Polasek O;Riha R;Rotarou ES;Sacks E;Sharov K;Stankov S;Supriyatiningsih W;Sutan R;Tomlinson M;Tsai AC;Tsimpida D;Vento S;Glasnović JV;Wang L;Wazny K;Xu J;Yoshida S;Zhang Y;Cao J;Zhu Y;Sheikh A;Rudan I; ; | 2047-2986 | 10.7189/jogh.14.04054 | |||||
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