期刊
PHYSIOTHERAPY
卷 96, 期 2, 页码 144-150出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.09.010
关键词
Back pain; Physiotherapy students; Attitudes; Education
资金
- Glasgow Caledonian University, School of Health and Social Care
Objectives To investigate the difference in attitudes: (1) between first and fourth year physiotherapy students towards functioning in individuals with back pain; and (2) between physiotherapy students and non-healthcare students towards functioning in individuals with back pain. Design Observational, cross-sectional study. Setting Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK. Participants First year physiotherapy (n = 61) and non-healthcare students (n = 61), and fourth year physiotherapy (n = 62) and non-healthcare students (n = 62). Main outcomes All participants completed the Health Care Providers' Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (range 15 to 105). This questionnaire measures attitudes towards functioning in individuals with back pain. Results Fourth year physiotherapy students had more positive attitudes towards functioning in individuals with back pain than first year physiotherapy students [57.4 vs 66.6 (mean difference -9.2,95% confidence interval -12.2 to -6.1, P < 0.01)]. Similarly, fourth year non-healthcare students had more positive attitudes towards functioning in individuals with back pain compared with first year non-healthcare students [69.2 vs 65.3 (mean difference -3.9, 95% confidence interval -7.2 to -0.5, P = 0.03)]. Physiotherapy students had more positive attitudes than non-healthcare students in the first year [66.6 vs 69.2 (mean difference 2.6, 95% confidence interval -5.5 to 0.4, P = 0.08)] and the fourth year [57.4 vs 65.3 (mean difference -7.9, 95% confidence interval -11.4 to -4.4, P < 0.01)1 of study. Conclusion These findings suggest that physiotherapy education brings about positive student attitudes towards functioning in individuals with back pain. This may be partly attributable to receiving a university degree education, but would appear to be further enhanced by specifically receiving a physiotherapy degree. This may facilitate students to become more evidence-based practitioners following qualification. (C) 2009 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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