Aloraini Saleh M, Alrsheed Ghdy R
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
Rehabil Res Pract. 2022 Jun 21;2022:2890548. doi: 10.1155/2022/2890548. eCollection 2022.
A cross-sectional, mixed-method study was employed. Practicing PTs and PT students were recruited to fill out a self-administered questionnaire to rank nine different professions (including PT) across different dimensions. Further, participants reported on their job satisfaction and participated in a semistructured interview regarding their responses.
A total of 175 individuals participated in this study. The physical therapy profession was rated 6 on level of education, last (9) on level of income and level of social standing, 5 on level of responsibility, and 3 on level of usefulness. In the overall occupational prestige, the physical therapy profession was ranked the lowest compared to the other professions. Lastly, the data from the semistructured interviews corroborated the findings identified from the quantitative aspect of our study. . The overall results of the study indicate that the current perceived level of occupational prestige among Saudi PTs and PT students is somewhat disappointing. Participants generally viewed their profession in a low occupational prestige status, which is in contrast to previous studies conducted in other countries. While some of these results can be explained by the nature and history of the profession in Saudi Arabia, Academic institutions and policy makers should make an effort to promote the occupational prestige of the physical therapy profession.
采用横断面混合方法研究。招募在职物理治疗师和物理治疗专业学生填写一份自填式问卷，以对九个不同职业（包括物理治疗）在不同维度上进行排名。此外，参与者报告了他们的工作满意度，并就其回答参与了半结构化访谈。
共有175人参与了本研究。物理治疗专业在教育水平方面被评为6分，在收入水平和社会地位方面排名最后（9分），在责任水平方面为5分，在有用性水平方面为3分。在总体职业声望方面，与其他职业相比，物理治疗专业排名最低。最后，半结构化访谈的数据证实了我们研究定量方面得出的结果。该研究的总体结果表明，沙特物理治疗师和物理治疗专业学生目前所感知的职业声望水平有些令人失望。参与者普遍认为他们的职业处于较低的职业声望地位，这与在其他国家进行的先前研究形成对比。虽然其中一些结果可以用沙特阿拉伯该职业的性质和历史来解释，但学术机构和政策制定者应努力提升物理治疗专业的职业声望。
