Perception of allied health professionals at 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, Allied Health Personnel

Abstract

The study was entitled Perception of Allied Health Professionals at De la Salle University Medical Center Regarding Physical Therapy. This study was conducted to know how the other allied health professionals perceived PT with regards to its real definition. This study, furthermore has aimed to determine the awareness of the allied health professionals as to the importance of PT in managing disease and disability. A descriptive type of survey using stratified random sampling was done. Using questionnaires, the group was able to formulate series of questions, which were gathered and grouped in their respective tables. There were 50 subjects (34 nurses, 8 medical technologists, and 8 radiologic technologists), all taken under allied health services of De La Salle University Medical Center. In the course of the study, the researches found out that among the three subjects, the nurses were found out to be the most knowledgeable followed by the medical technologist and then the radiologic technologist. The nurses were more knowledgeable about neurological conditions handled by a physical therapist. The medical technologists has a good perception about Physical Therapy with regards with the sets of management given by a physical therapist; while the radiologic technologist were more knowledgeable about the different orthopedic conditions being handled by a physical therapist.

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