Silva D M, Clark S D, Raymond G
Phys Ther. 1981 Aug;61(8):1152-7. doi: 10.1093/ptj/61.8.1152.
The purpose of this study was to identify the attitudes of California physicians toward the professional image of physical therapists and to determine the influence of several independent variables on that image. A three-part questionnaire was used to survey the sample of physicians. The first two sections contained attitudinal statements based on criteria representing degrees of professionalism; the third section contained questions on demographic variables. The results indicated that, although the majority of responding physicians viewed physical therapists as possessing all of the criteria denoting professionalism, there was relatively less agreement with the two criteria representing the highest degrees of professionalism-evaluative skills and autonomy of judgment. None of the independent variables influenced physicians' professional image of physical therapists except physician specialty area, in which family practitioners held a significantly higher professional image of physical therapists than did neurosurgeons and orthopedists. The authors suggest further study of other factors that may affect physicians' professional image of physical therapists as well as recommend steps that may be taken to improve the professional image of physical therapists.
本研究的目的是确定加利福尼亚州医生对物理治疗师职业形象的态度，并确定几个独立变量对该形象的影响。使用一份由三部分组成的问卷对医生样本进行调查。前两部分包含基于代表专业程度标准的态度陈述；第三部分包含有关人口统计学变量的问题。结果表明，尽管大多数回复的医生认为物理治疗师具备所有表示专业的标准，但对于代表最高专业程度的两个标准——评估技能和判断自主性，达成的共识相对较少。除了医生专业领域外，没有其他独立变量影响医生对物理治疗师的职业形象，其中家庭医生对物理治疗师的职业形象评价明显高于神经外科医生和骨科医生。作者建议进一步研究可能影响医生对物理治疗师职业形象的其他因素，并推荐可采取的措施以改善物理治疗师的职业形象。
