LoVasco Laura, Smith Laura, Yorke Amy M, Talley Susan A
Physical Therapist Assistant Program, 1220 W. Louis Henna Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78681, USA. Tel 512-516-8767.
J Allied Health. 2019 Fall;48(3):209-216.
Physical therapists are needed in leadership roles to enhance participation in primary care delivery models. This study's purpose was to investigate the impact of a leadership development course in a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum on student physical therapist leadership practices. It was anticipated that students who completed a structured leadership development course would have a greater increase of leadership practices as measured by the Leadership Practices Inventory-Self (LPI-Self).
Published articles on DPT student leadership offer foundational insight into mechanisms for enhancing leadership development. Little evidence exists in understanding how student physical therapists develop leadership practices.
Ten DPT students participated in an elective leadership development pro¬gram; 22 classmates served as controls.
This was a pretest/posttest quasi-experimental design. The LPI-Self and a demographic survey were completed prior to and immediately after a leadership development course.
A significant increase (p=0.030) was found in total change score of the LPI-Self pre- to post-test in the experimental group compared to the control group.
DPT students who participated in the leadership development program had significant increase in LPI-Self scores. These findings suggest that intentional leadership development implemented in DPT curriculum can increase leadership practices.
需要物理治疗师担任领导角色，以提高在初级保健服务模式中的参与度。本研究的目的是调查物理治疗博士（DPT）课程中的领导力发展课程对学生物理治疗师领导实践的影响。预计完成结构化领导力发展课程的学生在通过领导力实践自我评估量表（LPI-Self）测量时，其领导实践能力会有更大提升。
已发表的关于DPT学生领导力的文章为增强领导力发展的机制提供了基础见解。在理解学生物理治疗师如何发展领导实践方面，几乎没有证据。
10名DPT学生参加了一个选修的领导力发展项目；22名同学作为对照组。
这是一个前测/后测准实验设计。在领导力发展课程之前和之后立即完成LPI-Self和一份人口统计学调查问卷。
与对照组相比，实验组中LPI-Self前测到后测的总变化得分有显著增加（p = 0.030）。
参加领导力发展项目的DPT学生的LPI-Self得分有显著提高。这些发现表明，在DPT课程中实施的有意领导力发展可以增加领导实践。
