Ennion Liezel, Hess Danelle
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Community & Health Science, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
S Afr J Physiother. 2020 Mar 26;76(1):1392. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v76i1.1392. eCollection 2020.
Students struggle to bridge the gap between theory and application thereof in clinical settings. Exploring the behaviours of students who have been shown to be successful in the clinical practice module of physiotherapy could provide an insight into what facilitated their success. Sharing this information with other students could assist with decreasing anxiety and improving student success.
The objective of this study was to explore behaviours that facilitate student success in a physiotherapy clinical practice module from the perspective of high-achieving students.
Data were collected at the University of the Western Cape's physiotherapy department in South Africa. Ten students with the highest marks in clinical practice from the 2016 and 2017 final-year cohorts were purposively selected and invited to participate in two different Nominal Group Technique (NGT) discussions. In total, 14 students consented to participate in the study. A demographic and socio-economic status questionnaire and an NGT discussion were used to collect data. Participants analysed the NGT discussion data themselves by ranking facilitators in order of priority.
Doing pre-block preparation, self-reflection and having a good rapport with patients as well as personal motivation and coping strategies were identified as the most important behavioural facilitators for physiotherapy students' success in a clinical practice module.
Clinical practice is considered to be the most stressful module for undergraduate physiotherapy students. Considering this, recommendations from previously successful students could contribute towards the success of present and future students and in decreasing the stress associated with clinical practice.
Recommendations from students on behavioural facilitators that enabled them to be successful in a physiotherapy clinical practice module can assist future students entering clinical practice to be successful in this stressful module. This information is also useful for clinical educators to assist students who struggle, and to recommend potential changes or improvements to the current physiotherapy clinical practice module.
学生们在弥合理论与临床实践中的应用之间的差距方面存在困难。探究在物理治疗临床实践模块中已被证明取得成功的学生的行为，有助于深入了解促成他们成功的因素。与其他学生分享这些信息有助于减轻焦虑并提高学生的成功率。
本研究的目的是从成绩优异的学生的角度，探究有助于学生在物理治疗临床实践模块中取得成功的行为。
数据收集于南非西开普大学物理治疗系。从2016年和2017年的最后一年学生中，有目的地挑选出在临床实践中成绩最高的10名学生，并邀请他们参加两次不同的名义小组技术（NGT）讨论。共有14名学生同意参与该研究。使用人口统计学和社会经济状况问卷以及NGT讨论来收集数据。参与者通过按优先级对促进因素进行排名，自行分析NGT讨论数据。
进行预实习准备、自我反思、与患者建立良好关系以及个人动机和应对策略被确定为物理治疗专业学生在临床实践模块中取得成功的最重要行为促进因素。
临床实践被认为是本科物理治疗专业学生压力最大的模块。考虑到这一点，先前成功学生的建议可能有助于当前和未来学生的成功，并减轻与临床实践相关的压力。
学生关于使他们在物理治疗临床实践模块中取得成功的行为促进因素的建议，可以帮助未来进入临床实践的学生在这个压力较大的模块中取得成功。这些信息对于临床教育工作者帮助有困难的学生，以及推荐对当前物理治疗临床实践模块的潜在改变或改进也很有用。
