Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation (physio)

Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation About Treatment Types, Effectiveness and Training

According to the definition of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT), physiotherapists serve to restore, maintain and improve the movement and functional skills of individuals. Physiotherapists; They take a role when the movement and functions of people are endangered due to aging, injury, disease, disorder or environmental factors. As in the world, the physiotherapist profession is gradually developing and spreading in Turkey. In this sense, the number of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation faculties, departments and colleges is increasing every year. With the increasing prevalence of the profession, it has brought up the revision of training programs and questioning their success. In the literature, there are accreditation reports and guides in Australia, America and Canada regarding the education of the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation science field. When we look at the literature in our country, there is no study that covers a common curriculum or training program developed for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Turkey.Therefore, it is thought that the diversity in education programs may affect the way physiotherapists, most of whom work in special education, work after graduation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pediatric ALL; Educational Problems; Occupational Problems; Physician's Role
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: questionnaire

Detailed Description

In a study evaluating how the employment period and employment status of physiotherapists who graduated in the 2012-2016 period are affected; it was determined that pediatric rehabilitation is the area where physiotherapists work the most with a rate of 44.6%. In another study, it was stated that according to the managers of special education and rehabilitation centers, different branches working in these institutions should reflect their knowledge of special education. However, it has been stated that the personnel employed in the special education and rehabilitation centers opened to serve children with disabilities generally do not have sufficient knowledge and formation about the education and rehabilitation of individuals who need special education.

In the process of increasing awareness, which forms the basis of development, which is a cognitive and sensory activity, the individual perceives the life in which he lives in relation to his feelings, wishes, dreams and behaviors. Increasing the level of awareness enables the individual to enrich his/her way of reacting to the situations he/she experiences and to discover different methods in his/her relationships and life, thanks to some new cognitive schemas formed in the mind. Professional awareness provides preliminary information on concepts such as the competencies of that profession, the groups they are in contact with, the laws and regulations related to the profession, duties and responsibilities, the individual's psychological and physical suitability for the profession, and professional sensitivity. Formation of professional awareness in physiotherapists; In case of all kinds of injuries, illnesses and disabilities that cause movement disorders, reintegration of individuals with physical disabilities in workplace health and industry, development of the concept of rehabilitation, which has an important role in preventive health services for healthy individuals and in increasing the quality of life, increasing the quality of health services, illness It is very important in terms of achieving professional goals that will affect the whole society, such as minimizing disability and disability. When the studies on this subject in Turkey in the organization named "European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education" are examined, it is seen that awareness trainings are not included in the physiotherapy profession.The aim of this study, which is planned with these predictions; To determine the professional awareness levels of physiotherapists working in the areo of pediatric rehabilitation. It is thought that this study can be a guide in terms of determining the aims and qualifications of physiotherapists, revealing professional requirements, developing new curriculum and awareness training programs, determining the subjects on which training programs should be conducted, and thus raising more beneficial professionals to the society.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 83

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kahramanmaras, Turkey, 46100
    • Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 22 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Physiotherapists between the ages of 22-50 who are actively working in the area of pediatric rehabilitation and participating in the study voluntarily

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Physiotherapists between the ages of 22-50 who are actively working in the area of pediatric rehabilitation and participating in the study voluntarily

Exclusion Criteria:

• Therapists who were not willing to answer the questionnaire

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
1/Assessment of the opinions of the physiotherapists; All of the therapists who works in the pediatric rehabilitation area were assessed with the scale of 50 questions named "Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation on Treatment Types, Efficiency and Training"	Other: questionnaire; All of the therapists who works in the pediatric rehabilitation area were assessed with the scale of 50 questions named "Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation on Treatment Types, Efficiency and Training"; Other Names: assesments of the physiotherapists opinions who works in the area of pediatric rehabilitation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The questionnaire of the Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation on Treatment Types, Efficiency and Training	All of the therapists who works in the pediatric rehabilitation area were assessed with the scale of 50 questions named "Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation on Treatment Types, Efficiency and Training". Both multiple choice and open-ended answers are marked in the questionnaire. The questionnaire provides insight into all therapeutic practices and uses of therapy diversity. The survey was prepared by the researchers. There is no specific score range. But there will be 2 or 3 true answers in each question. Also there will be some wrong answers in some questions. True and false answer will be shown in frequency and % in data analysis.	first day of assessment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Physiotherapists' gender	Physiotherapists gender was recoorded as male, female.	first day of assessment
Physiotherapists' weight	Physiotherapists' weight was recoorded as kilograms.	first day of assessment
Physiotherapists' length	Physiotherapists' length was recoorded as centimeter (cm)	first day of assessment
Physiotherapists' occupation year	Physiotherapists' occupation year was recorded as year.	first day of assessment
Physiotherapists' graduation year	Physiotherapists' graduation year was recorded as year.	first day of assessment
Education level of physiotherapists	Education level of physiotherapists was recordes as licence, master or PHD.	first day of assessment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 30, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 15, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 24, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): February 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 18, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 3, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: physiotherapy; training; awareness; pediatric rehabilitation; physical therapists; treatment types; opinion
• Other Study ID Numbers: KSUFTR3

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

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