A study on the perception on medical residents of De La Salle University Medical Center regarding physical therapy

Date of Completion

2002

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Physical Therapy, Internship and Residency

Abstract

The authors chose to conduct this study in order to determine the perception of medical residents regarding PT. In the future these residents will be specializing in their own fields and will have the choice of referring their patients to PT. Their perception on PT as an allied medical profession and its importance in patient care, as well as their profile were obtained. A total of 60 medical residents comprise the study. Subjects were handed out with questionnaires which contain question about PT as an allied medical profession and its role in patient care. Results reveal that more half of the subjects had the perception that PT is an art and science and treatment by means of Physical agents and therapeutic exercises, that it helps in the medical management of patients , that it does not specialize in massage, and that it is a different field as compared to nursing , medicine and reflexology. as to patients care, majority of the subjects agreed that PT regains patients and that it can prevent secondary complications. The presence of a rehabilitation department and the chance of working with a Physical therapist may have largely contributed to the perception of these medical resident. Other contributing factors may have been from publications they have read, seminars they have attended or from their colleagues.

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