Takeuchi Rumi, O'Brien Michelle M, Ormond Keli B, Brown Steven D J, Maly Monica R
Rumi Takeuchi, BKin, MScPT: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Physiother Can. 2008 Winter;60(1):19-29. doi: 10.3138/physio/60/1/19. Epub 2008 Apr 15.
The purpose of this study was to capture the meaning of professional success to experienced physiotherapists practising in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, 10 physiotherapists from the GTA each participated in a 60-minute, semistructured, face-to-face interview. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using the vanKaam method, modified by Moustakas.
Participants described success as "moving forward," a dynamic and evolving experience that extends throughout an entire career. Study participants identified three markers of professional success: positive patient outcome, career advancement, and advancement of the physiotherapy profession. The experience of moving forward toward success applied to all of these markers and was driven by making choices. Choices made throughout a career were influenced by mentorship and self-reflection.
The physiotherapists in this study described different indicators of success than have been described by other health care or corporate professionals in the literature. Success in the physiotherapy profession is experienced as a circular rather than linear process. Physiotherapists, professional organizations, and employers have a role in fostering professional success. We suggest the introduction of mentorship and self-reflection programmes early in one's career, focusing on the three markers of success: patient outcomes, career advancement, and advancement of the profession.
本研究旨在探寻职业成功对于在大多伦多地区（GTA）执业的经验丰富的物理治疗师而言意味着什么。
采用定性的现象学方法，来自GTA的10名物理治疗师每人参与了一次60分钟的半结构化面对面访谈。访谈内容逐字转录，并使用经穆斯塔卡斯修改的范卡姆方法进行分析。
参与者将成功描述为“不断前进”，这是一种贯穿整个职业生涯的动态且不断演变的体验。研究参与者确定了职业成功的三个标志：积极的患者治疗结果、职业晋升以及物理治疗行业的发展。朝着成功前进的体验适用于所有这些标志，并且是由做出选择所驱动的。整个职业生涯中做出的选择受到导师指导和自我反思的影响。
本研究中的物理治疗师所描述的成功指标与文献中其他医疗保健或企业专业人员所描述的不同。物理治疗行业的成功被体验为一个循环而非线性的过程。物理治疗师、专业组织和雇主在促进职业成功方面都发挥着作用。我们建议在职业生涯早期引入导师指导和自我反思计划，重点关注成功的三个标志：患者治疗结果、职业晋升和行业发展。
