Reid W Darlene, Stanton Susan J, Kelm L Cheryle
W. Darlene Reid, BMR(PT), PhD : Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Coordinator of Research Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Physiother Can. 2008 Winter;60(1):80-91. doi: 10.3138/physio/60/1/80. Epub 2008 Apr 15.
To determine factors associated with Canadian physiotherapists' interest in undertaking continuing education in various cardiorespiratory content areas and their willingness to complete a portion of study within each of these content areas via computer-assisted learning (CAL).
In a six-page mailed questionnaire, 1,426 potential participants were asked to indicate their interest in 11 cardiorespiratory content areas, their continuing-education preferences, and their access and willingness to do continuing education by CAL. Demographic data were also collected from respondents.
Respondents included 285 physiotherapists from cardiorespiratory interest groups (CRGs) and 447 from the licensing bodies' sample (overall response rate = 56%). Physiotherapists in public employment and practice areas other than orthopaedics had increased interest in all cardiorespiratory content areas except Exercise Physiology. Membership in a CRG increased their likelihood to be willing to learn the cardiorespiratory content area via CAL.
In developing content and determining the accessibility of cardiorespiratory continuing education, educators should consider the type of employer and area of practice of interested attendees as well as the lack of willingness to use CAL by those not involved in CRGs.
确定与加拿大物理治疗师对参与各心肺内容领域继续教育的兴趣以及他们通过计算机辅助学习（CAL）完成这些内容领域中一部分学习的意愿相关的因素。
在一份六页的邮寄问卷中，1426名潜在参与者被要求表明他们对11个心肺内容领域的兴趣、他们的继续教育偏好，以及他们获取CAL并通过其进行继续教育的意愿。还从受访者那里收集了人口统计学数据。
受访者包括来自心肺兴趣小组（CRG）的285名物理治疗师和来自发证机构样本的447名物理治疗师（总体回复率 = 56%）。除了运动生理学外，从事公共就业且实践领域不是骨科的物理治疗师对所有心肺内容领域的兴趣有所增加。CRG的成员更有可能愿意通过CAL学习心肺内容领域。
在开发内容并确定心肺继续教育的可及性时，教育工作者应考虑感兴趣的参与者的雇主类型和实践领域，以及未参与CRG的人员不愿使用CAL的情况。
