The Academic Events Group, 5th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research,

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Investigation of Physiotherapy Students’ Perspectives About Clinical Practice Lessons
Tuğçe Özen, Muhammed Şeref Yıldırım, Sevgi Özdinç

Last modified: 2016-03-03

Abstract


Background: Physiotherapy students use theoretical and practical informations in clinical practice lesson which is in 4th year of physiotherapy education. Effectiveness of clinical practice lessons are important for physiotherapists career.

Purpose of Study: Purpose of study is investigation perspectives of students about clinical practice lessons and determine their expectation and advices.

Methods: A questionnaire, which consist of questions about proficiency of practical and theoretical information, ideas about supervisors, personal efforts and suggestions, was made by researchers. Physiotherapy students are in 4th class at Trakya University Faculty of Health Science answered the questions.

Findings and Results: While 73,9% of participants had sufficient practical and therotical information, 53,3% of participants thought that they didn’t do practice efficiently in previous years. 56,5% of participants reported that supervisors didn’t give information about clinic and equipment. %60 of participants reported that supervisors didn’t share innovation about physiotherapy techniques with them. 65,2% of participants thought that the clinical practice hours didn’t prolific. 82.6% of participants made an effort to minimise lack of information. 95,6% of participants couldn’t focus on clinical practice.95,6% of participants preferred lecturer as supervisor in clinic.95,7% of participants wanted to doing practise on physiotherpy spesific areas such as lymphedema, swallow, speaking, geriatrics,sports physiotherapy etc.84,7% of participants wanted to do practice at rest home, thermal hotels, fittness center etc.

Conclusions: If student’s expectations are understood, we provide rising effectiveness clinical practice lesson by producing new solutions. Addition to student’s feedback, we need more lecturer as supervisor in clinics.


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