Evaluation of University Students' Knowledge Levels and Perceptions of the Physiotherapist

Sponsor

Acibadem University (Other)

Overall Status

Enrolling by invitation

CT.gov ID

NCT05190822

Collaborator

(none)

500

Enrollment

Location

Anticipated Duration (Months)

125.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge, perceptions and perspectives of students about physiotherapy and rehabilitation profession, who are studying in different departments, especially in the health sector in Turkey.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Physical Therapist	Other: College student

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

500 participants

Observational Model:

Cohort

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Evaluation of University Students' Knowledge Levels and Perceptions of the Physiotherapist in Turkey: A Health-Areas University Example

Actual Study Start Date :

Dec 20, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jan 20, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Apr 20, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Students	Other: College student Our research will be conducted by face-to-face interviews within the scope of questionnaires prepared by us for students studying in departments other than Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Students

Other: College student

Our research will be conducted by face-to-face interviews within the scope of questionnaires prepared by us for students studying in departments other than Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Knowledge of students about the physiotherapist profession [Baseline time]
5-point Likert (5=Strongly Agree, 0=Strongly Disagree) given to open-ended questions. As the score increases, the level of knowledge good [the minimum (18 point) and maximum values (90 point)], higher scores were mean a better outcome.
Perceptions of students about the physiotherapist profession [Baseline time]
Measuring perceptions of physiotherapist and other professions relative to each other (0-10). low scores indicate poor perception, high scores indicate good perception. [the minimum (8 point) and maximum values (80 point)], higher scores were mean a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Knowledge of students about the physiotherapist of health fields [Baseline time]
In which health fields does the physiotherapist profession work. As the number increases, the level of knowledge will be determined as good, as it decreases, it will be determined as bad. [the minimum (0 point) and maximum values (24 point)], higher scores were mean a better outcome.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Individuals between the ages of 18-25 who are students and continue their education at Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University

Exclusion Criteria:

Students in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department
Students with serious mental illness

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Acibadem University	Istanbul		Turkey	+90

Sponsors and Collaborators

Acibadem University

Investigators

Study Director: Nuray ALACA, Asocc. Prof, Acibadem University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Nuray Alaca, Assoc Prof. Nuray Alaca, Acibadem University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05190822

Other Study ID Numbers:

ATADEK-2020-01/19

First Posted:

Jan 13, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Mar 23, 2022

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Undecided

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 23, 2022