A study on the most common specifications physiatrist fail to include in their prescriptions as viewed by Physical Therapy interns

Date of Completion

1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Physical Therapists, Medication Errors, Internship and Residency

Abstract

This study provided information regarding the most common specifications psychiatrist fail to include in prescription, in each of the physical therapy modalities and prescription essentials, as viewed by the De La Salle-Aguinaldo physical therapy interns’ batch 1993. This study employed a descriptive design using a survey technique with a self-made questionnaire distributed to 79 respondents chosen through simple quota sampling. The data from the questionnaire tallied, tabulated, and analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The result of the study, therefore, would be most beneficial to the physiatrist and physical therapy interns in terms of providing feedback on the completeness of a physical therapy prescription. From the data gathered, seen that the most common specifications physiatrists fail to include in their prescriptions included specific techniques of application, quality of the message, intensity if current, grading or progression of the program and home instruction. The researchers, therefore, recommended doing a thorough study to determine the reason for the failure of the physiatrist specification of physical therapy modalities, which concentrate on the specific modality used, quality of modality, availability of accessories, the goal of management/diagnosis and patient's follow-up and compliance.

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