The Knowledge Gaps of Amputee Rehabilitation Course Content in Physiotherapy Curriculum

The Knowledge Gaps of Amputee Rehabilitation Course Content in Physiotherapy Curriculum According to International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

Understanding the knowledge gaps of amputee rehabilitation course content is essential for addressing these gaps. Identifying the course contents according to International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) can be a starting point for determining the gaps. This study aimed to investigate which amputee-specific ICF categories are underemphasized in the course content.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Amputation; Rehabilitation; ICF
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Survey

Detailed Description

For understanding the knowledge gaps of amputee rehabilitation course content, a total of 59 amputee-specific ICF categories were asked to the academics whether these categories are present in the amputee rehabilitation course content. Academics were asked to answer "yes" or "no" to each question. Cochrane Q test was used to test for differences between the frequencies of ICF categories.

Sleep functions, high-level cognitive functions in the field of body functions, writing and handling stress in the activity sub-domain, most of the categories in the participation sub-domain and environmental factors were significantly underemphasized in the course content.This study identifies the knowledge gaps of amputee rehabilitation course content in physiotherapy curriculum.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 73

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Antalya, Turkey
    • Akdeniz University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Academicians aged 25-80 and continued to teach amputee rehabilitation in different higher education institutions in Turkey were included in the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Academicians who continued to teach amputee rehabilitation in different higher education institutions in Turkey were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who did not teach the whole course but contributed to only a part of it were not included in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

1; Academicians who continued to teach amputee rehabilitation in different higher education institutions in Turkey were included in the study.

Other: Survey; The survey was developed using the Google Forms platform. The first part of the questionnaire consisted of descriptive information such as age, gender, duration of academic experience. In addition to this informations, the questionnaire also included information related the status of use ICF in any fields. In the other part of the questionnaire, a total of 59 questions (16 related to body functions, 3 related to body structures, 30 related to activity and participation, 10 related to environmental factors) were asked to the academicians whether these categories are present in the amputee rehabilitation course content. Academicians were asked to answer "yes" or "no" to each question.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Survey	The survey was developed using the Google Forms platform. The first part of the questionnaire consisted of descriptive information such as age, gender, duration of academic experience. In addition to this informations, the questionnaire also included information related the status of use ICF in any fields. In the other part of the questionnaire, a total of 59 questions (16 related to body functions, 3 related to body structures, 30 related to activity and participation, 10 related to environmental factors) were asked to the academicians whether these categories are present in the amputee rehabilitation course content. Academicians were asked to answer "yes" or "no" to each question.	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Akdeniz University
• Collaborators: Hasan Kalyoncu University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Hatice Gül, Akdeniz University Vocational School of Health Services

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Scholten I, Barradell S, Bickford J, Moran M. Twelve tips for teaching the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health with a view to enhancing a biopsychosocial approach to care. Med Teach. 2021 Mar;43(3):293-299. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1789082. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): May 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 16, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 22, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): August 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 26, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 22, 2024
• Last Verified: August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 202391-12/12/2023

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