Evaluation of University Students' Knowledge Levels and Perceptions of the Physiotherapist

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Therapist
• Interventions: Other: College student

• Registration Number: NCT05190822
• Lead Sponsor: Acibadem University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge, perceptions and perspectives of students about physiotherapy and rehabilitation profession, who are studying in different departments, especially in the health sector in Turkey.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-12-20
• Study First Submitted: 2021-12-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-12
• Study First Posted: 2022-01-13
• Primary Completion: 2022-01-20
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study Completion: 2022-05-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals between the ages of 18-25 who are students and continue their education at Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University

Exclusion Criteria

• Students in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department
• Students with serious mental illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Students	College student	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perceptions of students about the physiotherapist profession	Baseline time	Measuring perceptions of physiotherapist and other professions relative to each other (0-10). low scores indicate poor perception, high scores indicate good perception. \[the minimum (8 point) and maximum values (80 point)\], higher scores were mean a better outcome.
Knowledge of students about the physiotherapist profession	Baseline time	5-point Likert (5=Strongly Agree, 0=Strongly Disagree) given to open-ended questions. As the score increases, the level of knowledge good \[the minimum (18 point) and maximum values (90 point)\], higher scores were mean a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge of students about the physiotherapist of health fields	Baseline time	In which health fields does the physiotherapist profession work. As the number increases, the level of knowledge will be determined as good, as it decreases, it will be determined as bad. \[the minimum (0 point) and maximum values (24 point)\], higher scores were mean a better outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Acibadem University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey