Effect of a Higher Education Programme Based on Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy Students
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 241
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Knowledge of Professional Ethicss
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a higher education programme based on professional ethics in physiotherapy students.
A simple-blind clinical trial was performed. A three-months program based in professional ethics was carried out.
The investigators compared a control group (traditonal lectures) with an intervention group (syllabus, activities, face to face techniques). Students´ attitudes, knowledge, professional values, and opinions towards professional ethics were evaluated before and after the programme, in both groups. All participants were informed about the study and procedures, and provided written informed consent.
详细描述
Participants. Second-year degree students of Physiotherapy Degree at the University, aged between 20 and 30 years, were recruited voluntarily from January 2019 to April 2019 . All enrolled participants were informed of the purpose of the study and procedures, and provided written informed consent. The study was carried out at the institution where the authors belong.
Research design. A prospective simple-blind trial was performed. After baseline assessment, participants were allocated to one of the two groups (control group and experimental group). An external assistant not involved in the study performed assignment.
Intervention. A Physiotherapy professor with over-10-year experience in Ethics and Physiotherapy performed the teaching methodology and opened the allocation envelopes and applied the teaching methodology to the EG according to the group assignment. The intervention consisted of a three-month program based in professional ethics, including two phases: A) syllabus and activities; and B) face to face group sessions including techniques such as concept maps, glossaries, brainstorming, four corners activity, aquarium, philip 6-6, kahoot, Realm Individual-Process Situation, reduced groups, guided debates, and discussion groups.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •To study the physical therapy degree at the University of Valencia
排除标准
- •Exclusion criterion was having prior training on Ethics subject
研究组 & 干预措施
Control group
Control group followed traditional lectures about professional ethics during 3 months as usual.
Experimental group
Experimental group followed the programme based in professional ethics. A specific syllabus about Professional Ethics was developed. It consisted of 6 themes and included topics as moral values, ethics and moral, bioethics and professional ethics, ecc. Six related activities were created: to solve situations related to real clinical practices. Face to face group sessions based on cooperative learning were planned. Students were divided in small groups, and active participation techniques were used. Techniques used: concept maps, glossaries, brainstorming, four corners activity, aquarium, philip 6-6, kahoot, Realm Individual-Process Situation, reduced groups, guided debates, and discussion groups.
干预措施: Experimental group (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Knowledge of Professional Ethicss
时间窗: 12 weeks
measured with an ad-hoc retention test. The students were not previously informed about retention exams to avoid any preparation for the test. The tests included 15 multiple choice questions that assessed basic professional ethics concepts that physiotherapy students are required to know, such as: moral values, bioethics and Professional Ethics in physiotherapy, professional ethical principles, physiotherapists deontological code, ethical situations, or professional values in physiotherapy.
次要结局
- Quality assessment(12 weeks)
- Perception of knowledge regarding professional Ethics(12 weeks)
- Satisfaction assessment(12 weeks)
研究者
Elena Marques-Sule
PhD, PT, assisstant professor
University of Valencia