The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on education, forcing the implementation of distance learning methodologies using information and communication technologies (ICT). The digital textbook is a didactic resource used to guide the training process of students; besides, its interactivity allows systematic work, favoring metacognition and the construction of self-learning. The aim of this paper is to describe, through a descriptive cross-sectional design, the design, review, digitalization and implementation phases of a digital textbook about physical agents as a learning resource to support distance education in the training process of physical therapy students enrolled in the physical agents course offered by Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, in the context of the human mobility restriction measures implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The textbook consists of thirteen thematic sections and once it was reviewed and validated by peers and by the editorial committee of the university it was digitalized and indexed into the digital resource database of the university, where it was made available to the entire cohort of students enrolled in the physical agents course during the first semester of 2020 (n=115).The digital textbook was successfully implemented as a didactic resource to guide the autonomous and distance learning of students during the time human mobility restriction measures were established in Chile due to the pandemic. Future studies should focus on reporting the students’ satisfaction and perception of this tool and its effect on learning outcomes in order to obtain effective feedback.
Introduction: Clinical reasoning involves critical thinking and decision-making in clinical situations. It can be evaluated using Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), which measures clinical skills associated with the development of clinical reasoning. Objective: To describe the implementation of an OSCE to evaluate the clinical skills associated with the development of clinical reasoning in physical therapy students, and to determine their level of satisfaction with this strategy. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in 159 physiotherapy students from Universidad Andres Bello, Chile, enrolled in the Reasoning in Physical therapy course. The OSCE had 11 stations and a student satisfaction survey was administered. Data normality was determined using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Descriptive statistics (percentages, medians, and interquartile ranges (IQR)) were used for data analysis. Results: The median global score was 142 points (IQR:132-150) and 61.1% of the students obtained a passing score (≥ 134 points). Stations in which most students had a passing score were S3, S5 and S7 (with standardized patients): 78.62%, 96.85% and 85.53%, respectively. Regarding the satisfaction survey, 36.48% and 59.12% of the students agreed and strongly agreed with using tools that assess their clinical skills. Conclusions: The OSCE was successfully designed and implemented to evaluate the clinical skills associated with the the development of clinical reasoning in the study population, and most of them reported a high level of satisfaction with its use; this confirms OSCE is an excellent methodology to train and evaluate physical therapy students.
Introduction: The use of Physical Agents (PA) in the practice of physical therapy (PT) specialty requires clinical reasoning and knowing their risks and contraindications; however, sometimes deficiencies are observed when used in clinical practice. Objective: To implement the Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) methodology for the assessment of clinical skills in physical therapy specialty students when using PA. Materials and methods: A pilot non-experimental cross-sectional study was conducted in 114 physical therapy students enrolled during the first semester of 2019 in a PA course offered at the Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile. The OSCE consisted of seven peer-validated stations in which various skills were implemented in simulated clinical scenarios to achieve learning outcomes associated with the use of PA, namely: S1: Connective tissue flexibility; S2:Muscle relaxation; S3:Analgesia; S4:Drainage; S5:Strengthening; S6:Parameters interpretation, and S7:Equipment installation. Observers at each station assessed students’ clinical skills and decision-making using a checklist. OSCE scores were described using medians and interquartile ranges, representing the data dispersion between the 25th and 75th percentile (P25-P75). Stations scores by gender were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Median scores were higher than the minimum passing score in stations S1 (66, IQR: 52-70), S2 (55, IQR: 45-60), S3 (60, IQR: 50-69), S4 (65, IQR: 55-73), and S7 (40, IQR: 33-45), but they were below the passing score in stations S5 (54, IQR:46-65) and S6 (10, IQR: 9-13). In addition, 101 (88.59%) students had a global passing score in the OSCE. Conclusion: The OSCE scores obtained by the participants show their attainment of clinical skills when using PA, since most of them obtained a global passing score; however, reinforcing the parameters interpretation clinical skills is necessary, since the lowest mean score was obtained in said station.
Introducción. La evaluación clínica objetiva estructurada (ECOE) es un instrumento validado que permite medir las habilidades clínicas de los estudiantes de ciencias de la salud, por lo que es importante conocer su nivel de satisfacción con esta estrategia, así como la correlación entre desempeño y autoevaluación. Objetivo. Evaluar el nivel de satisfacción y la correlación entre el desempeño y la autoevaluación de estudiantes chilenos de fisioterapia en una ECOE diseñada para evaluar sus habilidades clínicas a la hora de usar agentes físicos. Materiales y métodos. Estudio transversal realizado en 114 estudiantes de fisioterapia que participaron en una ECOE de siete estaciones. Se utilizaron listas de verificación de desempeño en las estaciones (nota aprobatoria: 70% de la nota máxima por estación) y 2 encuestas de percepción para la autoevaluación y determinar el nivel de satisfacción. Se realizó la prueba de Rho de Spearman para determinar la correlación entre los puntajes por estación y la autoevaluación (nivel de significancia p<0.05). Resultados. Se observaron medianas de puntajes superiores al aprobatorio en 5 estaciones (E1=66, RIC:52-70; E2 = 55, RIC:45-60; E3= 60, RIC:50-69; E4=65, RIC:55-73; E7=40, RIC:33-45), pero no en las estaciones de fortalecimiento e interpretación de parámetros (E5=54, RIC:46-65; E6=10, RIC:9-13). Se observó una correlación positiva y significativa entre los puntajes de la ECOE y la autoevaluación en cinco estaciones (E3: p=0.042; E4: p<0.0001; E5: p=0.000; E6: p=0.000; E7: p<0.0001). El nivel de satisfacción con la ECOE fue alto, con un 89.18% de aprobación respecto a cómo fue organizada. Conclusión. La ECOE permitió evaluar las habilidades clínicas de los participantes al usar agentes físicos, siendo sus puntajes consistentes con la autoevaluación, lo que demuestra la utilidad del instrumento. El alto nivel de satisfacción con esta metodología da soporte a su uso, ya que los estudiantes reconocen su aporte y la importancia de usar herramientas similares para mejorar su formación.
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