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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Physical Therapy Students"”.
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Self-regulated Learning in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students
… education population, specifically for Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students. Participants included 232 DPT students from a large, research-intensive university in the mid-Atlantic region. The Self-directed Learning Readiness Survey for Nursing Education (SDLRSNE) (Fisher, King, & Tague, 2001) …
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Entry-Level Physical Therapy Students' Knowledge and Attitudes of Nutrition
<p>Like other allied health fields, physical therapy has incorporated health promotion as a part of their practice. A large and important component of health promotion is nutrition. Little research has been conducted on the knowledge and attitudes of nutrition in physical therapists and has only …
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Predicting intentions of physical therapy students to practice primary prevention
<p>Physical therapy (PT) has traditionally been a hands-on, tertiary-care field. Although the American Physical Therapy Association has mandated a broader perspective, little primary prevention is yet being reported in the U. S. An attitude change toward prevention must occur if physical therapists …
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Examining the Relationship Between Academic Integrity and Moral Reasoning Among Physical Therapy Students
… 43% of graduate and 68% of undergraduate students admitted to cheating on written assignments or tests. However, minimal research exists on physical therapy (PT) students’ perceptions of academic dishonesty. Moral reasoning has been investigated throughout medical programs with PT students …
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The Impact of a Learning Community on the Perceived Wellness of First Year Doctor of Physical Therapy Students
<p>Healthcare education guides students in obtaining skills to promote health in others. In working towards this goal, graduate students in healthcare programs potentially suffer from increased stress while undergoing the rigor of a medically based academic program. The purpose of this study was to …
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Exploration of the impact of the Brightspace learning management system on physical therapy students’ perception and performance within clinical sciences coursework
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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Exploring the experiential learning of patient education for doctor of physical therapy students at an academic medical center : a qualitative single case study.
Physical therapists use recommended patient education techniques infrequently. Improper patient education decreases a patient's health outcomes and contributes to increased healthcare costs. To help combat this problem, global health initiatives have called upon healthcare professionals to include …
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The Impact of Professionalism Education and Formative Feedback in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Utilizing the Abbreviated CPI Feedback Form in the On-Campus Clinic Environment
<p>Problem</p> <p>The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) developed the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) to assess the professional behaviors required for a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) student to be considered "entry level" in their clinical training. Feedback from our clinical …
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Objective real-time motion analysis using wearable devices for post stroke rehabilitation
… patient's proficiency in standard post-stroke therapy activities. The proposed system is delivered as an application (App) running on a hardware system consisting of two bluetooth low energy (BLE) modular sensor devices and an iPad. The system uses accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers …
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Case-Based Learning (CBL) in Selected Physical Therapy Curricula and Its Perceived Effectiveness by Students, Faculty, and Administrators
Case-based learning (CBL) is commonly used in physical therapy curricula even though not much evidence exists as to the effectiveness of this instructional tool in physical therapy education. Through qualitative evaluation methodology, the researcher investigated the utilization and implementation …
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Towards an Anthropology of Service-Learning: An Exploration of the Impact of a Cross-Cultural, Service-Learning Experience on Health Professional Students
In the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at Creighton University, students have the opportunity to participate in a clinical rotation, better described as a cross-cultural, service-learning program, in the Dominican Republic. The program both incorporates and extends beyond traditional …
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Attempting to Prevent Burnout of Physical Therapists within a Midwest Health System: A Phenomenological Study
… what it means to prevent job burnout as a physical therapist while working within a Midwest health system. The aim of this study was to create a framework that may be utilized by faculty to help prepare physical therapy students and leaders to navigate their professional roles in healthcare …
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The impact of COVID-19 on DPT student and faculty experiences: A grounded theory study
… pandemic significantly changed the way that physical therapists provide care to patients, as well as the way physical therapy students and faculty learn and teach, respectively, in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs. Students and faculty quickly changed their teaching and learning …
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Endurance of Lower Paraspinals and Gluteal Muscles Using Surface EMG on Healthy Subjects During Performance of Common Lumbar Stabilization Exercises
… to effectively rehabilitate persons with LBP, physical therapists need to provide proven methods to improve muscular stability. Lumbar stabilization exercises which train muscles for endurance in a biomechanically safe posture are routinely part of the rehabilitation process. No established …
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An Assessment of Clinical Decision Making Skills Across a Physical Therapy Curriculum
The problem: Physical therapy faculty state as an objective that graduates will be competent in clinical decision making. As students progress through the curriculum, and out into the profession, clinical decision making skills should increase. The problem is assessing these skills. The purpose of …
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An Exploration of Satisfaction, Psychological Stress, and Readiness for Interprofessional Learning in Medical, Nursing, Allied Health, and Social Work Students in an Interprofessional Health Care Course
… research explored medical, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and social work students' achievement of knowledge, psychologicalstress, and satisfaction in an interprofessional health care course. Ninety-six students enrolled in medical, nursing, occupational therapy, physical …
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Reliability and Validity of Assessing Student Performance of Psychomotor Skills in Entry Level Physical Therapy Curricula
<p>Physical therapists rely on a large repertoire of psychomotor skills for patient evaluation and treatment. Reliable and accurate assessments of student performance of psychomotor skills are required to provide feedback to students and faculty, to establish student competence, and to enable …