Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, Medicine Faculty, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences and Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2024 Jul;40(7):1492-1500. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2171270. Epub 2023 Jan 24.
To identify physiotherapy students' preferences about their prospective area of practice and the reasons for their choices.
Tel-Aviv University physiotherapy students participated in a cross-sectional survey and three open-ended questions that comprise the qualitative component of the study. At the very beginning of their studies, and at the end of the first to fourth years, participants were asked about their area of preference, the factors that shaped their choice, and the reasons for prospective changes in their preference.
In total, 289 students filled out the survey. Response rate was 68%. Interest in some areas of practice such as pediatrics remained stable throughout years of physiotherapy studies. In contrast, interest in other areas such as sports declined and interest in others such as rehabilitation increased. The open-ended questions yielded 1,616 codes sorted into five categories that shaped the students' preferences: "I/Me /My" the largest category, followed by "the physiotherapy studies program" and then the relational focused "physiotherapy practice." The number of codes for "working conditions" and "work-life balance" increased steeply with the progression of the studies and the age of the students.
The choice for areas of practice of physiotherapy students vary during their professional formation. During their professional development, their preferences are shaped by their personal feelings, interest in and past experience with the specific areas of practice, as well as their practical exposure, experiences in practicums, and theoretical studies. Millennial physiotherapists prefer areas of practice in which personal as well as relational considerations are core.
确定物理治疗学生对未来实践领域的偏好以及选择的原因。
特拉维夫大学的物理治疗专业学生参与了一项横断面调查和三个开放式问题，这些问题构成了研究的定性部分。在他们学习的开始和第一到第四年结束时，参与者被问及他们的偏好领域、塑造他们选择的因素以及未来偏好变化的原因。
共有 289 名学生填写了调查。回复率为 68%。对某些实践领域的兴趣，如儿科，在整个理疗学习期间保持稳定。相比之下，对其他领域的兴趣，如运动，下降了，对其他领域的兴趣，如康复，增加了。开放式问题产生了 1616 个代码，分为五个类别，这些类别塑造了学生的偏好：“我/我/我的”是最大的类别，其次是“理疗研究计划”，然后是关系聚焦的“理疗实践”。与学习进展和学生年龄相关的“工作条件”和“工作生活平衡”的代码数量急剧增加。
物理治疗学生的实践领域选择在他们的专业形成过程中有所不同。在他们的专业发展过程中，他们的偏好受到个人感受、对特定实践领域的兴趣和过去经验、以及他们的实际接触、实习经验和理论学习的影响。千禧一代的物理治疗师更喜欢个人和关系因素是核心的实践领域。
