Factors influencing student choice of a degree in physiotherapy: a population-based study in Catalonia (Spain)
| Autor: | Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza, Silvia Solé, Ester Busquets-Alibés, Sergi Cañete, Javier Jerez-Roig, Jaume-Miquel March-Amengual, Andrea Fuente-Vidal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
020205 medical informatics media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Medicine 02 engineering and technology Employability General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Likert scale 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Origin Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Students Socioeconomic status Physiotherapy media_common Undergraduate Motivation University business.industry General Neuroscience lcsh:R Gender General Medicine Science and Medical Education Kinesiology College Country of origin Career choice Friendship Orthopedics Vocational education Physical therapy Observational study General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | PeerJ, Vol 9, p e10991 (2021) PeerJ Repositorio Abierto de la UdL Universitad de Lleida |
| Popis: | Background In other healthcare professions, there has been extensive research into students’ motivation, but studies aiming to determine what leads individuals to choose a degree in physiotherapy are scarce. This research study had three main objectives: to obtain a sociodemographic profile of first-year physiotherapy students in Catalonia; to determine the factors that lead individuals to choose a degree in physiotherapy; and to determine potential differences, according to gender and country of origin. Methods This is an observational, cross-sectional, multicentre study. Data were collected by means of a self-administered, ad-hoc questionnaire, consisting of 15 Likert scale questions, options ranging from “not influencing at all -1-” to “extremely influencing -5-”. Ten out of the twelve universities in Catalonia (Spain) that offer a degree in physiotherapy participated in this study. The sample consisted of 941 first-year physiotherapy students (55.2% men; mean age 20.1, SD: 3.4). Results The most determinant factors leading individuals to pursue a degree in physiotherapy were: helping others (95.6%); the relationship between physiotherapy and sports (79%); physiotherapy involving manual work (76.4%); and it being perceived as providing multiple job opportunities (75.9%). Male and French students were attracted due to its relation to sports (MD = 0.369, p p p p p = 0.006 and MD = 0.265, p = 0.001), employability (MD = 0.297, p p p = 0.002 and MD = 0.609, p p = 0.011 and MD = 0.286, p p p = 0.030) were more determinant for female students. Male students were more guided by recommendation (MD = 0.234, p = 0.001) and to complement previous studies (MD = 0.237, p = 0.016). French students tended to present more interest in the selection of physiotherapy as a wish since childhood (MD = 0.595, p p p Conclusions The desire to help and care for others, the relation to sports, and involving manual work are the predominant factors that lead students to pursue a degree in physiotherapy. Female students favour helping others and science, whereas male students favour its relation to sports, complementing studies, social factors (admiration, recommendation, friendship) and socioeconomic determinants such as employability, good income or social recognition. When compared to Spanish students, French students were more motivated by its connection to sports, social and socioeconomic factors and some vocational determinants such as being a wish since childhood and interest in a manual profession. |
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