Importance of Physiology Education in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Authors : İrem HÜZMELİ, Nihan KATAYIFÇI

Pages : 693-704

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.1177412

View : 83 | Download : 84

Publication Date : 2023-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Background and Purpose:Physiology is an experimental science and take part in basic education of medicine and health sciences.Study was aimed to investigate the importance of physiology education in physiotherapy and rehabilitation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PT);. Methods:A total of 249 participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(131 physiotherapists insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PTs); &118 PT students); opinions on physiology education were obtained by an online questionnaire.The questionnaire was included 30 items insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(First-part items were about physiology education, second about the effects of physiology education on professional life and different PT lessons, third and four were about opinions on supplementary materials insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(laboratory brochures and books);, PT curriculum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(lessons, and lesson hours of physiology);. Results:Theoretical physiology education was mostly with PowerPoint/projection insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(66.4% in PTs&55.1% in students);, while practical education was with by Computer/Atlas in PTs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(40.5%); and laboratory in students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(35.6%);.Nearly half of participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(47.8%); declared the quality of physiology education was moderate.41.2% of PTs and 44.9% of students neither agreed nor disagreed with receiving problem-focused physiology training.Participants declared that the most critical physiology course was exercise physiology and physiology education was essential in clinical practice and helpful in understanding other curriculum lessons. Conclusion:Physiology education had essential importance in clinical lessons, professional life and moderate quality in PT.Increasing and updating problem-based physiology education was recommended.
Keywords : Physiotherapy, human physiology, health science, students, clinical practice, curriculum, education

ORIGINAL ARTICLE URL