How Do Practicing Physical Therapists Perceive Anatomy Education?

Autor/inn/en	Rompolski, Krista L.; Fojas, Christina L.; Taylor, Melissa A.
Titel	How Do Practicing Physical Therapists Perceive Anatomy Education?
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 16 (2023) 5, S.979-988 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rompolski, Krista L.) ORCID (Fojas, Christina L.) ORCID (Taylor, Melissa A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.2277
Schlagwörter	Physical Therapy; Anatomy; Program Effectiveness; Allied Health Personnel; Allied Health Occupations Education; Laboratory Procedures; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiotherapie; Anatomie; Laboruntersuchung; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	The purpose of this investigation was to explore the perceptions of the sufficiency and relevancy of physical therapy anatomy education among early, mid, and late career physical therapists. A survey was distributed via email through clinical networks in the greater Mid-Atlantic region, the American Physical Therapy Association Pennsylvania chapter (APTA-PA), and the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) Educational Research division. 194 physical therapists responded to the survey. The survey included questions regarding how anatomy was learned in physical therapy school and Likert scale questions investigating opinions of anatomy education. Frequencies were calculated to determine the methods of anatomy education and Likert scale responses. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was performed to compare the Likert scale responses from the groupings of survey participants. Respondents across all years of practice felt that their anatomy education was sufficient and relevant to their clinical practice and that schools dedicated enough time to teaching anatomy. Respondents who had a dissection component in their anatomy curriculum were more likely to view dissection as essential. Length of time in practice did not influence opinions on the sufficiency or relevancy of anatomy education. Dissection continues to be included in most physical therapy anatomy courses and perceived as essential for learning. Practicing physical therapists' anatomy education was viewed as sufficient and relevant with few recommendations for change. Perceptions of clinicians should be incorporated into curriculum design and reform and be gathered on an ongoing basis as more students from programs without anatomical donors graduate and enter clinical practice. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01