Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Warsaw, First Faculty of Medicine, PL-02-315 Warsaw, Poland.
J Rehabil Med. 2018 Jul 17;50(7):661-667. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2360.
To determine how the role of physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists in healthcare is perceived by physiotherapy students.
Cross-sectional observational study.
A total of 677 physiotherapy students and 519 final year medical students at the largest university-level educational institutions in Warsaw, Poland.
Questionnaire about knowledge of the role of physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists in the healthcare system.
The definition of physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists was known to 32.9% of medical students and 19.9% of physiotherapy students. Misconceptions most frequently resulted from an inability to distinguish physical and rehabilitation medicine from physiotherapy. The leading role of physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists in team management of persons with disabilities was identified by 25.4-55.5% of medical and 5.8-9.0% of physiotherapy students.
Inadequate perception of the role of physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists in healthcare may result from recent changes in the management of rehabilitation services, tendencies towards professional independence among health professionals, and insufficient formative education.
Perception of the role of physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists in healthcare was found to be inadequate among physiotherapy students. Changes in health professional education are warranted to maintain an effective patient-centred collaborative practice. Further research is needed at national and international levels to address the mutual perception of competencies and roles among students of health professions.
了解物理医学与康复医学专业人员在医疗保健中的作用如何被物理治疗专业的学生所认知。
横断面观察性研究。
波兰华沙最大的大学教育机构的 677 名物理治疗专业学生和 519 名医学专业的最后一年学生。
关于物理医学与康复医学专家在医疗保健系统中作用的知识的问卷调查。
只有 32.9%的医学生和 19.9%的理疗学生知道物理医学与康复医学专家的定义。对物理医学与康复医学的误解最常源于无法区分两者。只有 25.4-55.5%的医学生和 5.8-9.0%的理疗学生认为物理医学与康复医学专家在残疾人士的团队管理中发挥主导作用。
对物理医学与康复医学专家在医疗保健中的作用的认知不足可能是由于康复服务管理的最近变化、卫生专业人员的专业独立趋势以及形成性教育的不足。
理疗专业学生对物理医学与康复医学专家在医疗保健中的作用的认知不足。需要对卫生专业教育进行改革，以维持以患者为中心的协作实践。需要在国家和国际层面开展进一步的研究，以解决卫生专业学生之间的能力和角色的相互认知问题。
