Influence of Cardiorespiratory Clinical Placements on the Specialty Interest of Physiotherapy Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- Importance of cardiorespiratory: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
- Intention of specializing in cardiorespiratory: Yes/No/I don’t know
- Perceived competence in cardiorespiratory: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
- Perceived competence in cardiorespiratory relative to other specialties: More than other specialties/Less than other specialties/The same
- Cardiorespiratory: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
- Musculoskeletal physiotherapy: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
- Neurological physiotherapy: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
- Geriatric physiotherapy: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
- Mental health physiotherapy: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
- Community physiotherapy: 0 (no importance)–5 (the most important)
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Distribution and Returning of Questionnaires
3.2. Characteristics of the Students
3.3. Importance, Competence, and Interest in Cardiorespiratory Specialty
3.4. Changes between Pre-Placements and Post-Placements
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Students with Cardiorespiratory Clinical Placement (n = 73) | Students without Cardiorespiratory Clinical Placement (n = 124) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
School participation rate: | |||
Las Palmas (%) | 20 | 37 | |
Toledo (%) | 22 | 35 | 0.178 |
Granada (%) | 31 | 51 | |
Gender | |||
% of males | 31.2 | 23.8 | 0.009 ** |
Age (years) | 23.25 ± 2.1 | 23.62 ± 1.85 | 0.652 |
Preferred workplace (%) | |||
Private practice | 48.3 | 43.9 | |
Hospital | 35.1 | 35.2 | |
Nursing home | 15.6 | 18.5 | |
Other | 1 | 2.4 | <0.001 ** |
Probable workplace (%) | |||
Private practice | 46.3 | 44.8 | |
Hospital | 2 | 5 | |
Nursing home | 47.1 | 43 | |
Other | 4.6 | 7.2 | <0.001 ** |
Variables | Students Sample (n = 197) | Range |
---|---|---|
Importance of cardiorespiratory | 4.69 ± 0.626 | [2,3,4,5] |
Intention of specializing in cardiorespiratory (%) | ||
Yes | 11 | |
No | 27.2 | |
I don’t know | 61.8 | |
Perceived competence in cardiorespiratory | 2.92 ± 1.09 | [1,2,3,4,5] |
Perceived competence in cardiorespiratory relative to other specialties: | ||
More than other specialties | 10.8 | |
Less than other specialties | 40.5 | |
The same | 48.7 | |
Values assigned to various clinical areas of physiotherapy: | ||
Cardiorespiratory | 3.87 ± 1.138 | [1,2,3,4,5] |
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy | 4.75 ± 0.608 | [2,3,4,5] |
Neurological physiotherapy | 4.51 ± 0.802 | [1,2,3,4,5] |
Geriatric physiotherapy | 3.87 ± 1.138 | [1,2,3,4,5] |
Mental health physiotherapy | 3.23 ± 0.983 | [1,2,3,4,5] |
Community physiotherapy | 3.35 ± 0.920 | [1,2,3,4,5] |
Variables | Students with Cardiorespiratory Placement (n = 73) | Students without Cardiorespiratory Placement (n = 124) | ||
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Average Change | p-Value | Average Change | p-Value | |
Importance of cardiorespiratory | 0.348 ± 1.01 | p < 0.001 ** | −0.014 ± 0.825 | 0.883 |
Intention of specializing in cardiorespiratory | % change | % change | ||
Yes | ||||
No | −8.8 | −7.3 | ||
I don’t know | −0.2 | p < 0.001 ** | 1.4 | p < 0.001 ** |
8.5 | −6.3 | |||
Perceived competence in cardiorespiratory | 0.017 ± 1.5 | 0.901 | −0.044 ± 1.66 | 0.826 |
Perceived competence in cardiorespiratory relative to other specialties: | ||||
More than other specialties | −7.7 | p < 0.001 ** | −3.2 | p < 0.001 ** |
Less than other specialties | −0.7 | −3.1 | ||
The same | 8.3 | 6.3 | ||
Values assigned to various clinical areas of physiotherapy: | ||||
Cardiorespiratory | 0.398 ± 1.552 | 0.009 * | −0.175 ± 1.95 | 0.946 |
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy | 0.111 ± 0.99 | 0.252 | 0.087 ± 0.575 | 0.255 |
Neurological physiotherapy | 0.314 ± 1.257 | 0.011 * | 0.157 ± 1.06 | 0.268 |
Geriatric physiotherapy | 0.252 ± 1.289 | 0.045 * | 0.017 ± 1.15 | 0.909 |
Mental health physiotherapy | 0.214 ± 1.37 | 0.109 | 0.107 ± 1.18 | 0.502 |
Community physiotherapy | 0.264 ± 1.34 | 0.045 * | 0.14 ± 1.0 | 0.298 |
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Torres Sánchez, I.; López López, L.; Rodríguez Torres, J.; Prados Román, E.; Granados Santiago, M.; Valenza, M.C. Influence of Cardiorespiratory Clinical Placements on the Specialty Interest of Physiotherapy Students. Healthcare 2019, 7, 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040148
Torres Sánchez I, López López L, Rodríguez Torres J, Prados Román E, Granados Santiago M, Valenza MC. Influence of Cardiorespiratory Clinical Placements on the Specialty Interest of Physiotherapy Students. Healthcare. 2019; 7(4):148. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040148
Chicago/Turabian StyleTorres Sánchez, Irene, Laura López López, Janet Rodríguez Torres, Esther Prados Román, María Granados Santiago, and Marie Carmen Valenza. 2019. "Influence of Cardiorespiratory Clinical Placements on the Specialty Interest of Physiotherapy Students" Healthcare 7, no. 4: 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040148