Evaluation of University Students' Knowledge Levels and Perceptions of the Physiotherapist

Evaluation of University Students' Knowledge Levels and Perceptions of the Physiotherapist in Turkey: A Health-Areas University Example

The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge, perceptions and perspectives of students about physiotherapy and rehabilitation profession, who are studying in different departments, especially in the health sector in Turkey.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Therapist
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: College student

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 600

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey, +90
    • Acibadem University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The current study will be conducted by face-to-face interviews within the scope of questionnaires prepared by us for students studying in departments other than Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals between the ages of 18-25 who are students and continue their education at Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department
• Students with serious mental illness

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Students	Other: College student; Our research will be conducted by face-to-face interviews within the scope of questionnaires prepared by us for students studying in departments other than Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Knowledge of students about the physiotherapist profession	5-point Likert (5=Strongly Agree, 0=Strongly Disagree) given to open-ended questions. As the score increases, the level of knowledge good [the minimum (18 point) and maximum values (90 point)], higher scores were mean a better outcome.	Baseline time
Perceptions of students about the physiotherapist profession	Measuring perceptions of physiotherapist and other professions relative to each other (0-10). low scores indicate poor perception, high scores indicate good perception. [the minimum (8 point) and maximum values (80 point)], higher scores were mean a better outcome.	Baseline time

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Knowledge of students about the physiotherapist of health fields	In which health fields does the physiotherapist profession work. As the number increases, the level of knowledge will be determined as good, as it decreases, it will be determined as bad. [the minimum (0 point) and maximum values (24 point)], higher scores were mean a better outcome.	Baseline time

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Acibadem University
• Investigators: Study Director: Nuray ALACA, Asocc. Prof, Acibadem University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 20, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 20, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): May 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 28, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 12, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): January 13, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 30, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: ATADEK-2020-01/19

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No