How do practicing physical therapists perceive anatomy education?

Autor: Rompolski KL; School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Moravian University, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, USA., Fojas CL; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Science, Marist College, New York, Poughkeepsie, USA., Taylor MA; Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anatomical sciences education [Anat Sci Educ] 2023 Sep-Oct; Vol. 16 (5), pp. 979-988. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 06.
DOI: 10.1002/ase.2277
Abstrakt: The purpose of this investigation was to explore the perceptions of the sufficiency and relevancy of physical therapy anatomy education among early, mid, and late career physical therapists. A survey was distributed via email through clinical networks in the greater Mid-Atlantic region, the American Physical Therapy Association Pennsylvania chapter (APTA-PA), and the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) Educational Research division. 194 physical therapists responded to the survey. The survey included questions regarding how anatomy was learned in physical therapy school and Likert scale questions investigating opinions of anatomy education. Frequencies were calculated to determine the methods of anatomy education and Likert scale responses. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was performed to compare the Likert scale responses from the groupings of survey participants. Respondents across all years of practice felt that their anatomy education was sufficient and relevant to their clinical practice and that schools dedicated enough time to teaching anatomy. Respondents who had a dissection component in their anatomy curriculum were more likely to view dissection as essential. Length of time in practice did not influence opinions on the sufficiency or relevancy of anatomy education. Dissection continues to be included in most physical therapy anatomy courses and perceived as essential for learning. Practicing physical therapists' anatomy education was viewed as sufficient and relevant with few recommendations for change. Perceptions of clinicians should be incorporated into curriculum design and reform and be gathered on an ongoing basis as more students from programs without anatomical donors graduate and enter clinical practice.
(© 2023 American Association for Anatomy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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