Knowledge of Physiotherapy: A Study of Ishikawa High School Students

Ogiwara, Shimpachiro; Nozoe, Masafumi

doi:10.1589/jpts.17.9

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“…There is little other previous research exploring public understanding of physiotherapy and none pertaining to FPCP. Evidence derived from high school age students was consistent with this research in that understanding of the clinical application of physiotherapy practice is poor [27,28].…”

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confidence: 58%

First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study

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Objectives First point of contact physiotherapy (FPCP) provides patients direct access to a physiotherapist. Literature demonstrates efficacy of FPCP. Evidence has highlighted the need for cultural shifts from both patient and professional perspectives to optimise FPCP. This study explored stakeholder perceptions of patient awareness and understanding of FPCP to better inform FPCP implementation. Design, setting, participants A qualitative methodology utilised semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Findings from a previous realist review were used to generate a priori topic guides. Participants included patients, physiotherapists, GPs, administration staff, and commissioners. A thematic analysis was undertaken. Results Four themes emerged that are described: level of patient awareness of the FPCP role situated against the GP as first contact practitioner, patients attain an awareness of FPCP from a variety of sources, patient understanding of physiotherapy arises from several sources and is poorly aligned with the FPCP model, characteristics and behaviours of patients influence access to FPCP services. Patient awareness and understanding was poor. Patients tended to view the GP as the default first contact practitioner. Traditional advertising approaches appeared on the whole invisible to patients and there was a reliance on signposting to facilitate patient access. Conclusion Findings from this study can inform implementation of FPCP. Several obstacles to the optimisation of FPCP were highlighted. Improved marketing of physiotherapy generally and FPCP specifically may increase patient awareness and understanding. However, it is likely further time will be required to bring about the cultural shift in public perception required to optimise the potential of FPCP.

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“…This was comparable to the results obtained by Ogiwara et al (7) in Japan and Kallus et al (6) for the USA. In both studies, approximately half of their respondents also incorrectly identified "prescribing medications" as a task fulfilled by physical therapists.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The same instrument used in the USA was utilized in two non-vocational senior high schools in Ishikawa, Japan (7). The mean number of correct items on the knowledge section was found to be lower than that obtained in the USA (4.3 ± 3.3).…”

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confidence: 77%

“…This was different for the USA where "personal contacts" was identified as the most frequent source of information in both 1982 and 1999. As indicated by Ogiwara et al (7), the physical therapy service in the USA is better developed and more heavily utilized compared to Japan. This would explain why personal contact was a more frequent source of information in the American population.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Secondary School Students’ Knowledge of Physical Therapy: The Trinidadian Scenario

Roopchand-Martin

Noël

2014

West Indian Med J

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99). The two most common sources of information from all categories of respondents were television (74.8%) followed by internet (54.6%). Conclusion: Students attending secondary schools in Trinidad are not well informed about physical therapy and strategies must be developed to address this.Keywords: Knowledge, physical therapy, secondary school students Conocimiento de los Estudiantes de la Escuela

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“…It is also noticed that student assumes masseurs are Physiotherapist, But the fact is Physiotherapist practice massage as a part of their treatment technique on the other hand all masseurs are not Physiotherapist. When we compare with similar studies done by Shimpachiro [3] in japan among ishikawa high school students it was noted 58% of respondents were believed to have had some knowledge in Physiotherapy. Whereas in the study conducted in high school students in Sri Lanka more than 63% of them were unaware about physiotherapy profession & its applications in patient management [4].…”

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confidence: 57%

Awareness and Attitude Towards Physiotherapy Among Higher Secondary Students: A Pilot Survey Study

Harikrishnan¹,

Kamalambal²

2017

IJPR

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Background: Physiotherapy is a health care profession. Physiotherapy plays a significant role in all levels of health. The higher secondary students are potential students for Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme. It is important to have good awareness and positive attitude about various occupation and professions that are related to his/her field of study. This study aimed at identifying the awareness level and their attitude about the profession which may provide adequate information to strategize the measures to enhance it further.Objective: To study the awareness and attitude about Physiotherapy among higher secondary students. Materials and Methods:A survey was conducted using a questionnaire that was modified and adapted with permission from a similar study done by Thusharike D. Dissanyaka. Forty five higher secondary students with science group from Sakthi tuition center, Thanjavur participated in this study. The questionnaire was analyzed and interpreted.Results: Only 9% aware of all four (Manual therapy, Ice/heat therapy, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy & exercise therapy) components of Physiotherapy. The most commonly known treatment means of Physiotherapy is manual therapy followed by exercise therapy and electrotherapy and the least awareness is about hydrotherapy technique. The highest number of respondents (80%) replied Physiotherapy is used in musculoskeletal conditions, and only 17% replied Physiotherapy is used in peadiatrics. Conclusion and Clinical Implication:The awareness about the profession is less satisfactory. Appropriate measures have to be taken to increase the awareness and create a good attitude towards the Physiotherapy profession.

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Knowledge of Physiotherapy: A Study of Ishikawa High School Students

Cited by 14 publications

References 3 publications

First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study

First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study

Secondary School Students’ Knowledge of Physical Therapy: The Trinidadian Scenario

Awareness and Attitude Towards Physiotherapy Among Higher Secondary Students: A Pilot Survey Study

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