Chronic Pain Attitudes Medical and Physiotherapy Students
April 3, 2019 updated by: Mrs Jagjit Mankelow, Teesside University
Understanding Attitudes and Beliefs of Undergraduate Medical and Physiotherapy Students - a Longitudinal Study
This is an analysis of data collected from 2009-2014 from medical students at GCU and physiotherapy students at UoG measuring attitudes towards patients with chronic low back pain and their functionality.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This is longitudinal study with the data collected from 2009-2014 from medical students and physiotherapy students at two different Scottish universities measuring attitudes towards patients with chronic low back pain and their functionality.
The outcome measure used was HC-PAIRS the original 15 point Likert Scale.
Data was analysed using SPSS (version 25).
All data was found to be normally distributed.
Descriptive statistics were presented as mean (Standard Deviation).
Inferential statistics were carried out using a two-way ANOVA with year of study and discipline of degree as independent variables with post hoc analysis.
A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Actual)
267
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Students registered for the 2009 physiotherapy and medical degree at two Scottish universities
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
-Engaged in the 2009 physiotherapy degree at Two Scottish universities
Exclusion Criteria:
-Anyone who is not on the above degree courses.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Retrospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
|---|---|
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Physiotherapy students
Degree course
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Medical students
Degree course
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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HC-PAIRS (Health care providers pain and impairment relationship scale)
Time Frame: 1 x year for duration of degree course at start of first semester
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15 point Likert Scale ranging in score from 15 to105 with a low score reflecting an attitude towards patients with pain and their functionality which is in keeping with best evidence research and scientific knowledge.
Subscales are not valid for this outcome measure.
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1 x year for duration of degree course at start of first semester
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
September 1, 2009
Primary Completion (Actual)
January 1, 2013
Study Completion (Actual)
January 1, 2013
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 2, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 2, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
April 4, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
April 5, 2019
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 3, 2019
Last Verified
April 1, 2019
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 062/18
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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