Perceived compliance of full-time physical therapy faculty members of De La Salle-Health Sciences Campus to proper body mechanics

Date of Completion

2005

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Faculty, Physical Therapy, Posture

Abstract

The main goal of this research is to determine the perceived compliance of Full time Faculty members from College of Physical Therapy of De La Salle - Health Sciences Campus to the following Proper Body Mechanics that is related to their work. The subjects were selected using a complete enumeration technique. There were a total of seventeen chosen respondents from Faculty members of College of Physical Therapy. The implementation took place at the De La Salle Health Sciences Campus College of Physical Therapy in the month of May 2005. A survey questionnaire validated by three licensed physical therapists was given to the selected subjects to determine their sociodemographic profiles as to age, gender, height and weight and their perceived compliance to Proper body mechanics. Out of the chosen 17 subjects, there were only 13 subjects who were able to return the questionnaires and 1 of them refused to indicate his age and weight. The results revealed that general average of the subjects was 2.956 which fell under 'occasional'. The results as to determining the subject perceived compliance to PBM as to proper sitting, standing, lifting, reaching, pushing and pulling categories were presented by getting their average scores in each category. The gathered data revealed that proper sitting has an average score of 2.77, proper standing average score was 2.94 and Reaching activity obtained an average of 2.77 which were all interpreted as 'occasional'. Whereas, proper lifting general average was 3.07 and pushing and pulling activities has an average of 3.23 both were interpreted as 'often'. It was also observed that the items regarding the use of foot rest, maintaining erect sitting and keeping the feet flat on the floor while working have obtained the lowest average as compared to other items in the questionnaire. The total average scores was obtained by the respondents using the Likert Scale. After the study, the researchers concluded the following: majority of the full time PT faculty observes proper body mechanics most of the time in their work, knowledge of the subjects on how to perform and execute the given program for proper body mechanics greatly affects the subjects' compliance, most of the full time PT faculty were not fond of using a foot rest, observance of Proper Body Mechanics among the faculty members of College of PT still depends on their work demands, and the respondents were not able to maintain erect sitting and feet flat on the floor due to chair characteristics and compatibility.

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