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This study assessed knowledge, perceptions, barriers, baseline willingness to recommend neuromodulation, and future implementation or referral intention among attendees of an educational neuromodulation module in Mexico.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted an exploratory cross-sectional survey among attendees of an in-person educational neuromodulation module at a specialized academic congress in Mexico. Anonymous, real-time items assessed baseline familiarity; perceptions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation; perceived barriers; baseline willingness to recommend neuromodulation; and future implementation or referral intention. Analyses used descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests, Spearman correlations, and exploratory univariate logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 111 participants answered at least one item. Baseline familiarity was limited: 22.2% reported basic knowledge, and 84.6% strongly disagreed that they had personal equipment. Baseline willingness to recommend neuromodulation was 63.2% and was associated with basic knowledge (OR = 2.90; 95% CI = 1.44\u20135.84;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .003), prior exposure (OR = 1.58; 95% CI = 1.07\u20132.35;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .023), and perceived sufficiency of evidence (OR = 1.91; 95% CI = 1.21\u20132.99;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .005). The main barriers were cost\/accessibility (78.0%), patients\u2019 lack of knowledge (36.6%), and lack of technical training (29.3%). Final-block implementation-intention findings were exploratory because of the small effective denominator.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among attendees of an educational neuromodulation module in Mexico, receptivity toward non-invasive neuromodulation was favorable, but operational readiness was limited. Responsible implementation may benefit from competency-based training, referral pathways, patient education, regulatory literacy, and sustainable access models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02537176261488423","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,13]],"date-time":"2026-10-13T05:03:18Z","timestamp":1791867798000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Professional Readiness and Implementation Barriers for Non-invasive Neuromodulation Among Attendees of an Educational Module in Mexico: An Exploratory Cross-sectional Survey"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-9874-6631","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eleonora","family":"Ocampo-Coronado","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento Acad\u00e9mico de Medicina de Especialidad, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Guadalajara, Zapopan, 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