The clinical decision making ability of practicing physical therapist regarding identification and management of complications and clinical variants in stroke

Date of Completion

1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Stroke, Clinical Decision-Making, Physical Therapists

Abstract

This study employed a descriptive design using a survey technique. A self-made questionnaire with hypothetical situations distributed to 20 respondents chosen from six (6) centers through simple quota sampling. The data from the questionnaires tallied, tabulated, and analyzed using percentage, standard deviation, and t-test. Based on the results, the researchers concluded, (1) most of the respondents practiced for six (6) months to two (2) years and handled at least 16 stroke patients in the course of their practice. (2) Researchers assessed the weakness of Physical Therapists in the Philippines regarding the identification and analysis of the patient's condition. The nature of the disease, association deficits, and other clinical variations. (3) Clinical decision-making ability was of physical therapists profound and immeasurable. (4) Researchers recommended a broader study dealing with the ability to practice physical therapy in the Philippines, about the experience, the performance, and encountered cases were poor.

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