Physiotherapy Students’ Experiences with Clinical Reasoning During Clinical Placements: A Qualitative Study

Wijbenga, Miriam H.; Bovend’Eerdt, Thamar J. H.; Driessen, Erik

doi:10.1016/j.hpe.2018.05.003

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“…Students highlighted the use of feedback was clearly being underutilised. This was congruent within the literature that feedback is essential in clinical learning (Wijbenga et al, 2019). It is well documented that regular (preferably daily feedback) is essential in measuring student performance, promoting learning and eliciting positive behaviour changes (Allen and Molloy, 2017).…”

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Physiotherapy Student's Perceptions of the Ideal Clinical Educator

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Chesterton²,

Gordon³

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Physiotherapy Student's Perceptions of the Ideal Clinical Educator

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Gordon³

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“…In Wijbenga, Bovend'Eerdt and Driessen study students apricated the clinical teachers who provided feedback regularly. 11 Clinical instructors who showed respect towards the students were found to be influential in motivating the students' learning and considered as a role model. But findings of this study showed lack of consistency in relationship between the students and clinical educators.…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors underlying effective clinical education: Perceptions of physiotherapy students and preceptors.

Ramakrishnan¹,

Bairapareddy²

2020

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Background Clinical education is the cornerstone of physiotherapy education and it plays a pivotal role in shaping physiotherapy students’ attitude towards future professional practice. But the implementation of physiotherapy clinical education varies significantly between the institutions. Clinical educators adapt various strategies to teach students in the clinical settings which have several advantages as well as disadvantages. Research has shown several factors influencing the clinical education of healthcare students and the objective of this study was to explore the factors that affect the effectiveness of clinical education of physiotherapy students. Methods This research used mixed-methods approach and included 34 physiotherapy students and 26 clinical educators. Data collection was conducted in two stages. First stage of data collection used a 13 items survey at the end of 12 weeks of clinical placements to collect the student’s perspectives about clinical education. Then the second stage of data collection used semi-structured interviews that included both students and clinical educators. Results Descriptive statistics of the survey was useful to analyze the survey results and majority of students reported clinical education was effective and high levels of satisfaction was found among the students about the placement environments and clinical educator skills. Clinical education fulfilled students learning needs and the educators provided necessary support and supervision. However, the findings showed few factors hindering the effectiveness of clinical education and the qualitative study was useful in exploring those factors that are related students, clinical educators and the physiotherapy curriculum. Conclusion The findings of this study are useful to clinical educators, students and academic leaders in physiotherapy as it provides an insight into the factors that affect the effectiveness of clinical education and recommends evidence-based educational strategies to overcome those factors.

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“…Research ndings indicate that clinical educators determine the quality of learning experience for students in clinical education. Clinical educator skills in providing a constructive feedback positively in uenced students' learning in clinical settings (27,28). Peer learning was another factor which in uenced clinical education.…”

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Factors affecting physiotherapy clinical education in the United Arab Emirates: Perceptions of students and clinical educator.

Ramakrishnan¹,

Bairapareddy²

2020

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Background Clinical education is the cornerstone of physiotherapy education. Clinical educators play a pivotal role in shaping students’ attitude towards their future role as physiotherapist. But the implementation of physiotherapy clinical education varies significantly between institutions. Research has shown several factors influencing the clinical education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the factors affecting physiotherapy clinical education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods This research used mixed-methods approach and recruited participants through purposive and convenience sampling. Data was collected through a survey using questionnaire and face-to-face interviews. Thirty-four physiotherapy students completed a questionnaire after attending 12 weeks of clinical placements. Twenty-six clinical educators and 9 students participated in the interview. Descriptive statistics including frequency percentage, median and percentiles were used for quantitative data analysis. Thematic analysis method was used for qualitative data analysis. Results Quantitative study found greater student satisfaction in clinical education. But the qualitative study identified several factors affecting clinical education in the context of this study. These factors include student interest, learning style, culture, and ability to cope with challenges. In addition, clinical educator workload, teaching strategies, curriculum knowledge, academic-clinical partnership, peer learning, placement model and expectations were the other factors that influenced physiotherapy clinical education within the UAE. Conclusions The findings of this study are useful to physiotherapy clinical educators, students, and faculty. It provides insight into various factors affecting physiotherapy clinical education. Furthermore, it recommends evidence-based strategies to neutralize those factors influencing clinical education.

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Physiotherapy Students’ Experiences with Clinical Reasoning During Clinical Placements: A Qualitative Study

Cited by 20 publications

References 29 publications

Physiotherapy Student's Perceptions of the Ideal Clinical Educator

Physiotherapy Student's Perceptions of the Ideal Clinical Educator

Factors underlying effective clinical education: Perceptions of physiotherapy students and preceptors.

Factors affecting physiotherapy clinical education in the United Arab Emirates: Perceptions of students and clinical educator.

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