Dep. of Physical Therapy, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street-Folsom Hall M6020, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA. Tel 916-278-5445.
J Allied Health. 2021 Spring;50(1):29-37.
Curricular guidelines do not exist currently for content related to amputation rehabilitation and prosthetics in entry-level physical therapy education programs. Documents exist to provide context, but before guidelines can be written, the current content of entry-level physical therapist professional education programs must be known.
Faculty members teaching amputation rehabilitation and prosthetics at 225 accredited physical therapist education programs in the United States were recruited via e-mail. A link to the survey was emailed to faculty to report on amputation rehabilitation and prosthetics curricula, faculty qualifications, attitudes, and experiences.
Faculty from 74 (32.9%) programs responded to the survey in part or whole. Faculty rated student competence on a scale of 0 (not taught), and 1 (not competent) to 5 (competent). In the areas of lower extremity amputation care, transtibial and transfemoral gait deviations, >63/68 respondents rated students 3 or greater. In contrast, 38/68 faculty rated students as <3 in the area of upper extremity amputation care, with 12 responding "not taught."
Variability was noted between programs in hours of exposure, faculty-rated student competence, and minimum skill requirements. These results serve to describe the current level of training of entry-level graduates, assess and compare existing curricula, and provide guidance for further curricular development.
目前，入门级物理治疗教育课程中没有与截肢康复和假肢相关的课程指南。虽然有相关文件提供背景知识，但在编写指南之前，必须了解入门级物理治疗师专业教育课程的现有内容。
通过电子邮件招募在美国 225 个认可的物理治疗教育项目中教授截肢康复和假肢的教师。向教师发送调查链接，以报告截肢康复和假肢课程、教师资质、态度和经验。
74 个（32.9%）课程的教师部分或全部回复了调查。教师在 0（未教授）到 5（熟练）的范围内对学生的能力进行评分。在下肢截肢护理、胫骨和股骨步态偏差方面，超过 63/68 的受访者对学生的评分在 3 或以上。相比之下，在上肢截肢护理方面，38/68 的教师对学生的评分在 3 以下，其中 12 名教师表示“未教授”。
各课程之间在暴露时间、教师对学生能力的评分以及最低技能要求方面存在差异。这些结果有助于描述入门级毕业生的现有培训水平，评估和比较现有的课程，并为进一步的课程发展提供指导。
