Building the Physical Therapy Workforce for an Aging America

Wong, Rita; Odom, Corrie; Barr, John O.

doi:10.1097/00001416-201401000-00004

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“…Canadian research about improving curriculum has focused on nursing, medicine, and social work (Baumbusch, Dahlke, & Phinney, 2014; St. Onge, Ioannidis, Papaioannou, McLeod, & Marr, 2013; McCleary et al, 2009; McAiney, 2006). Issues recently identified in other jurisdictions about the education of other professions such as occupational therapy and physiotherapy (Horowitz, Tagliarino, & Look, 2014; Wong, Odom, & Barr, 2014) have not yet surfaced in Canadian literature.…”

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Educator Readiness to Improve Gerontological Curricula in Health and Social Service Education

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This study investigated the state of gerontology content in health and social service education programs in Ontario, and readiness indicators for change among administrators and faculty. We conducted a survey of teaching faculty (n = 100) and deans or directors (n = 56) of 89 education programs, which revealed mixed evidence on readiness for change. Most respondents thought their programs were adequate but needed enhancement. However, they were unaware of published gerontological competencies with which to evaluate their curricula. Beliefs about capacity for change varied, with half the participants indicating that their programs had sufficient faculty expertise in gerontology and geriatrics. Factors influencing readiness for change include lack of gerontological expertise; need for institutional and management support; need for additional teaching resources; and recognizing the need for change. There is an opportunity, by committing resources and time, to capitalize on the faculty and administrators who thought their programs should improve.

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Educator Readiness to Improve Gerontological Curricula in Health and Social Service Education

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“…Un punto a considerar lograr una población sana es lo que la OMS denominó el "Envejecimiento Activo", que promueve estrategias de promoción de salud y prevención de deficiencias, limitación en las actividades funcionales, las limitaciones en los roles de los sujetos e involucra programas de ejercicio practicado de manera regular. En síntesis, el ejercicio mantiene y mejora la función de los sistemas que intervienen en el MCH como el músculo-esquelético, cardiovascular/pulmonar, neurológico, tegumentario [95], endocrino-metabólico, inmunológico y psiconeurológico; lo cual se traduce en una mejora funcional, sinónimo de mejor salud, mayor adaptación al medio ambiente y resistencia a la enfermedad [96].…”

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Envejecimiento neural, plasticidad cerebral y Ejercicio: Avances desde la óptica de Fisioterapia

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2019

archmed

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El ejercicio ha demostrado efectividad para promover la plasticidad cerebral en los procesos de envejecimiento neural. Esta revisión narrativa de literatura tiene como objetivo analizar el efecto neural del ejercicio para promover la plasticidad cerebral en el envejecimiento. Los resultados incluyeron publicaciones que mencionan los efectos de la plasticidad cerebral mediada por el ejercicio, mediante protocolos de ejercicio con duración, intensidad y frecuencia clínicamente significativa. Mediante la revisión documental se determinaron tres apartados: Envejecimiento Neural: Procesos fisiológicos interrelacionados; Plasticidad cerebral mediada por el Ejercicio; Ejercicio para promover el envejecimiento neural saludable. Se pudo concluir que el fisioterapeuta, aplicando protocolos de ejercicio, puede promover cambios positivos en la función cerebral lo cual se traducen en la mejoría del desempeño físico y funcional de los adultos mayores.

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“…The message of the report spread to other countries and to specific professional groups which have used the report's content to advocate shared responsibility among professionals to facilitate optimal aging. In 2014, a physical therapy (PT) version of this "re-tooling wave" was published in the article "Building the Physical Therapy Workforce for an Aging America" [2]. Although these two papers were directed toward North American reality [1,2], the message for physical therapists has been universal: (1) Older adults will comprise the largest percentage of PT clients across most practice settings, and (2) physical therapists who specialize in geriatrics are far too few to meet older adults' needs.…”

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Outpatient physical therapy population has been aging faster than the general population: a total population register-based study

Arnadottir

Jonsson

2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background The Icelandic population is aging like other populations in the world, the life expectancy is high, and the national focus is to help people to age in their own homes. The objectives of this research was to describe 17 years of demographic changes among outpatient physical therapy (OPT) clients and to determine if these changes reflect aging in the total population. Methods Data was obtained from a national registry with information on all OPT clients reimbursed by Icelandic Health Insurance from 1999 to 2015, and general population data from the Statistics Iceland registry covering the same 17 years. Simple counts, proportions, Rate Ratios (RR) and 95 % Confidence Intervals (CI) were used to describe and compare the two time-points (1999 and 2015) in both populations, and regression analyses were used to estimate linear changes for each of these 17 years. Results Comparing the endpoints of the 17-year period, the proportion of older adults within the total OPT clientele increased by 23 % (from 18.3 % to 1999 to 23.5 % in 2015; RR 1.23; 95 %CI 1.19–1.27).) while in the general Icelandic population, the proportion of older adults increased by 15 % (from 11.6 % to 1999 to 13.5 % in 2015; RR 1.15; 95 % CI 1.1–1.21). For each of these 17 years, there was an overall 5 % yearly increase in the rate of older adults from the general older Icelandic population who used an OPT (accounting for population aging), and an overall 3.5 % yearly increase in the proportional contribution of older adults to the total OPT clientele. Adjusting for sex and older age group revealed that this increase in rate and proportion was most pronounced among ≥ 85-year-old men. Conclusions This case of Iceland is an example of how health-related and population-based registers may potentially be used to routinely inform and facilitate optimal planning of future health care services for older adults.

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Building the Physical Therapy Workforce for an Aging America

Cited by 17 publications

References 28 publications

Educator Readiness to Improve Gerontological Curricula in Health and Social Service Education

Educator Readiness to Improve Gerontological Curricula in Health and Social Service Education

Envejecimiento neural, plasticidad cerebral y Ejercicio: Avances desde la óptica de Fisioterapia

Outpatient physical therapy population has been aging faster than the general population: a total population register-based study

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