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Purpose: The objective of the present study was to compare the rates of COVID-19 infection and quarantine periods, and COVID-19 related fear in undergraduate physiotherapy and rehabilitation students who continued their educations as online or face-to-face. Methods: Three hundred and one students who continued their education during the 2020-2021 fall term as online (n= 144, for 1st and 4th degrees), or face-to-face under strict special precautions (n= 157, for 2nd and 3rd grades) were included. Demographic characteristics, COVID-19 infection diagnosis and quarantine due to contact were questioned via a structured online form. COVID-19 related fear was assessed by using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Results: No statistical differences were detected regarding demographical characteristics and COVID-19 infection rates between the groups (p> 0.05). The online education group had higher quarantine rates due to contact with an infected person (p= 0.040), while the face-to-face group reported higher COVID 19 related fear (p= 0.001). Conclusion: According to our results, although the COVID-19-related fears of student who received face to-face education were higher than those who received online education, the quarantine numbers and infection rates were similar in both groups. Our results support that physiotherapy and rehabilitation education can be continued as face-to-face under special precautions. The precautions we used in our study may be benefited to continue face-to-face education in future pandemics. |
