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Professional practice, competence, and education related to COVID-19: A mixed-methods light study of physiotherapists' experiences.
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Physiotherapy Theory & Practice . Jun2024, Vol. 40 Issue 6, p1215-1231. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a significant challenge for the work and personal experience of physiotherapists (PTs) To investigate how the work activities of PTs in a region in Italy have changed, describe the reasons for change, perceived competence, and effectiveness of professional education, and explore their personal experience We adopted a monocentric convergent mixed-methods light–questionnaire variant study. The questionnaire contains both closed-ended and open-ended questions. Quantitative and qualitative data were combined to interpret the results Among 78 respondents (response rate 24.4%), 87.2% worked during the pandemic, 52.9% treated patients with COVID-19, and 45.6% changed their working activities. Professional competence was perceived as low in intensive and sub-intensive care settings. The major critical aspect of professional education was respiratory rehabilitation. Life-learning education was judged as effective, even if mainly focused on safety. Nine themes emerged from the analysis of the PTs' experiences: 1) Physiotherapy during COVID-19; 2) Fear and negative feelings; 3) Positive aspects; 4) Organization and management; 5) Prevention measures; 6) Patients; 7) Change; 8) Information; and 9) Professional education PTs who have direct experience with patients with COVID-19 showed great resilience. They overcame the first phase of disorientation and fear, despite a specific lack of competence in the respiratory field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *WORK
*FEAR
*PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
*PROFESSIONAL practice
*PHYSICAL therapists' attitudes
*T-test (Statistics)
*FISHER exact test
*CHI-squared test
*MANN Whitney U Test
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PROFESSIONS
*THEMATIC analysis
*RESEARCH methodology
*COGNITION disorders
*DATA analysis software
*PROFESSIONAL competence
*COVID-19
*EXPERIENTIAL learning
*COVID-19 pandemic
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09593985
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physiotherapy Theory & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177396235
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2022.2142083