Building the Research Capacity of Clinical Physical Therapists Using a Participatory Action Research Approach
| Autor: | Bridgit Frances Mirfin-Veitch, Tony Harland, Jessie Janssen, Leigh Hale |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
Male Physical Therapy Specialty Research design medicine.medical_specialty Biomedical Research Attitude of Health Personnel Participatory action research Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Qualitative property Young Adult Professional Competence Health care Humans Medicine Interpersonal Relations Program Development Data collection business.industry Focus Groups Middle Aged Focus group Facilitator Physical therapy Female business Journal club Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Physical Therapy. 93:923-934 |
| ISSN: | 1538-6724 0031-9023 |
| Popis: | BackgroundThis 2-year study explored the experiences of clinical physical therapists who used a participatory action research (PAR) approach to learn about the practice of clinical research.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to explore the experiences of physical therapists who were conducting clinical research, facilitated by a PAR approach.DesignA mixed-methods research design was used.MethodsPhysical therapists completed questionnaires, were interviewed, and participated in focus groups prior to and after the 1-year intervention and 1 year later. The research facilitator took field notes. Questionnaire data were analyzed descriptively, and themes were developed from the qualitative data. Twenty-five therapists took part in 4 self-selected groups.ResultsThree groups actively participated in the PAR research projects (n=14). The remaining 11 therapists decided not to be involved in clinical research projects but took part in the study as participants. After 1 year, one group completed the data collection phase of their research project, and a second group completed their ethics application. The third group ceased their research project but hosted a journal club session. At completion of the study, the experiences of the physical therapists were positive, and their confidence in conducting research and orientation toward research had increased. The perceptions of physical therapists toward research, relationships among individuals, and how the clinical projects were structured influenced the success of the projects.LimitationsOnly physical therapists of one hospital and no other health care practitioners were included in this study.ConclusionsFourteen physical therapists divided among 3 PAR groups were overall positive about their experiences when they conducted a research project together. This finding shows that a PAR approach can be used as a novel tool to stimulate research participation in clinics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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