Exploring Physical Therapists and Wounded Soldiers' Perceptions Toward Integrating Emotional Elements Into Rehabilitation

Recruiting

• Conditions: Rehabilitation Programs

• Registration Number: NCT07142109
• Lead Sponsor: University of Haifa

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of physical therapists regarding the integration of emotional support into the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. It further aims to determine the patients perceptions of their own rehabilitation needs, what motivates them and what acts as barriers to their motivation. Lastly, it aims to explore the physical therapists perceptions as to what enhances or hinders patients motivation for rehabilitation success.

Detailed Description

A mixed-methods approach will be used. A survey of Physical therapists working with wounded soldiers (n ≈ 100) will includes personal and professional factors and role perception, empathy, burnout and compassion. Additionally, interviews with Physical therapists and wounded soldiers (n ≈ 28) will explore factors they perceive to influence motivation for physical rehabilitation and successful recovery. All participants will receive an explanation of the research before taking part and will be asked to indicate their consent (for the survey) or sign a consent form (for the interviews). For the quantitative section, descriptive statistics will be used to process and present the data for the research variables. Hypothesis testing will be conducted using parametric or non-parametric goodness-of-fit tests, depending on the distribution of data across research measures. The significance level will be set at p \< 0.05. All statistical analyses will be performed using SPSS software, version 22.

For the qualitative section, thematic analysis of the semi-structured interviews will be conducted using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-11-05
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted: 2025-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-08-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-08-18
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-26
• Primary Completion: 2026-12-01
• Study Completion: 2027-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• physical therapists who currently work with, or have worked with, injured servicemen in public or private rehabilitation settings.
• Injured servicemen between the ages of 18-35.

Exclusion Criteria

• Physical therapists with more than one year of professional experience.
• Injured servicemen exclude those who suffered traumatic brain injury

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
personal and professional characteristics	Nov 2024 - Dec 2025	questionnaire we created that includes: gender, age, education, clinical specialty, number of patients seen per week, place of work, participation in training workshops

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Role perception questionnaire	Nov 2024 - Dec 2025	As part of the survey, the Physician Belief Scale will be asked - 14 point questionnaire where participants respond on a likert scale 1 - 5, agree to disagree. Lower scores indicate higher biopsychosocial attitudes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Haifa University; 🇮🇱 Haifa, Israel