Educación bioética en la formación del fisioterapeuta: Perspectiva de los estudiantes

Arcia, N. Badel; Barreto, M. Barrios; Tovar, L. Rodríguez; Flórez, C. Pachón

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“…In physiotherapy, training in bioethics should not only be at a theoretical level but should also have practical applicability. This should be done by seeking motivating educational strategies to promote independent judgment and critical awareness because physiotherapists need to make decisions to help patients in their recovery 7 . As Silva et al, 8 pointed out, training in skills and abilities in the socioemotional sphere is crucial to train health professionals in clinical decision‐making.…”

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Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Hernández‐Xumet,

García‐Hernández,

Fernández‐González

et al. 2023

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Background and AimsEmpathy and assertiveness are two essential social skills for a health professional such as a physiotherapist and are necessary for developing moral thinking. Previous studies show that the development of empathy and other social skills improves as students progress in their studies. However, other authors show deterioration of empathy as students progress in their studies and acquire clinical experience. Training in soft skills, such as assertiveness, among health science students will have an impact on the quality of patient care. Effective communication, conflict resolution and the ability to work as part of a team are competencies that have been put to one side as a result of the recent COVID‐19 pandemic and it is important to resume training students in soft skills. The objective of this study is to investigate to determine the empathic and assertive state of physiotherapy university students.MethodsA descriptive cross‐sectional study of physiotherapy university students was conducted in the 2022/2023 academic year. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) scales for empathy and the Rathus test for assertiveness (RAS) were used as study tools. Finally, 127 students participated in the study, 52.91% of the total population of physiotherapy students. The questionnaire was available for 4 weeks in November and December 2022.ResultsThe empathetic and assertive development of the students was found to be acceptable. Significant differences were also observed according to the gender variable in the students, with female students presenting better results (p = 0.01). Students who are working or have clinical experience in other professions score lower on the empathy personal distress subscale (p < 0.001).ConclusionFuture research should be considered to help improve clinical and professional expertise in physiotherapy students about empathic and assertive development. The findings provide new evidence on the levels of empathy and assertiveness in physiotherapy students.

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