Date of Completion

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Physical Therapists

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to find out the perception of physical therapists in the Philippines on having a post-professional sports physiotherapy program in the country. Specifically: To determine the perceived importance of the Filipino physical therapists about having a sports physiotherapy certification program in the Philippines; to determine the expectations of the respondents on the implementation of a sports specialist certification program as to cost of the program, mode of delivery, and topics that are most important to include in the curriculum; to determine the perceived barriers of the respondents that have do not have plans for continuing education; to determine the significant differences in perception when grouped according to each profile category. A quantitative descriptive survey research design was used in this study and its participants were Filipino physical therapists who are members of the Philippine Physical Therapy Association, Sports Special Interest Group (PPTA Sports SIG). After approval for implementation, the researchers distributed a self-made online questionnaire to the respondents through a SurveyMonkey hyperlink circulated via Facebook (exclusive and public group page). The data obtained from the survey responses were encoded and underwent statistical analysis. Findings showed that the overall perceived importance of the sample about the development of a sports specialist certification program resulted in a score of “Very High Importance”. Their expectations are that the cost of the program would range from PHP 10,000 to 20,000, the mode of delivery is Hybrid (face to face + online), and the most important topics with a rating of “Very High Importance” were all topics provided by the researchers (Sports Medicine, Acute Management, Upper and Lower Extremity, Pelvis, & Spine Disorders, Medical Conditions and Special Population, Strength and Conditioning, Sports Nutrition, Evidence Based Practice, and Sports PT Competencies) which were adapted from the curriculum of the SCS Prep Program offered by Medbridge Education. The main perceived barriers of the sample in pursuing continuing education in sports PT are financial reasons and lack of availability. Lastly, there is no sufficient evidence to say that there are significant differences on the perceived importance scoring tendencies across different age groups, sexes, income levels, years of experience, those who are aware of the current available sports specialist certification and those who are not, and those who have plans for continuing education and those who do not.

First Advisor

Reynaldo Cruz

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