Weaver Priscilla A, Catalino Tricia, Townsend Elise L, Martin Kathy, Dole Robin L
Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Weaver), St Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa; Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (Dr Catalino), Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii; Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Townsend), MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts; Krannert School of Physical Therapy (Dr Martin), University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana; Institute for Physical Therapy (Dr Dole), Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2020 Jul;32(3):267-274. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000715.
This study examined the degree to which pediatric essential core competencies (ECCs) are meeting their intended purpose to provide guidance to pediatric educators in professional physical therapy (PT) education programs and to determine facilitators, barriers, and recommendations to implementation of ECCs in curricula.
Pediatric PT educators from professional PT education programs were recruited to participate in a survey. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze close-ended questions for frequency of responses and content analysis to generate themes.
Of the 162 completed surveys, most participants were aware of the ECCs (96%) and used them to inform pediatric curriculum (88%). A mean proportion (86%-95%) of participants perceived their program curricula addressed the ECCs very or moderately well. Multiple themes of facilitators/barriers/recommendations to ECC implementation were determined.
Most pediatric educators are aware of and using the ECCs to guide pediatric education to prepare graduates for pediatric patients/clients.
本研究调查了儿科基本核心能力（ECCs）在多大程度上达到了其预期目的，即为专业物理治疗（PT）教育项目中的儿科教育工作者提供指导，并确定在课程中实施ECCs的促进因素、障碍和建议。
招募来自专业PT教育项目的儿科PT教育工作者参与一项调查。使用描述性统计分析封闭式问题的回答频率，并通过内容分析生成主题。
在162份完成的调查问卷中，大多数参与者知晓ECCs（96%）并将其用于指导儿科课程（88%）。平均比例（86%-95%）的参与者认为他们的项目课程很好或较好地涵盖了ECCs。确定了ECCs实施的多个促进因素/障碍/建议主题。
大多数儿科教育工作者知晓并使用ECCs来指导儿科教育，以使毕业生为儿科患者做好准备。
