Evaluation of professional awareness in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students of Afyon Kocatepe University

In latest years, physiotherapists have been progressively interested in defining their professional identity. For this purpose, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Departments of universities in Turkey lecture courses about this profession. The students have the opportunity to improve their professiona...

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Main Authors: Horata Emel Taşvuran, Erel Suat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173701062
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description In latest years, physiotherapists have been progressively interested in defining their professional identity. For this purpose, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Departments of universities in Turkey lecture courses about this profession. The students have the opportunity to improve their professional awareness in these courses. The aim of this research is to determine the professional awareness of the students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Afyon Kocatepe University. In the present study, “Professional Awareness Questionnaire” was applied to 227 students who is the first, second, third and fourth grade students at Afyon Kocatepe University. According to this study, the most correctly answered question was related to type of grade point for placement the department (95.2%). İnterns respond more questions correctly (p<0.01). Prevalence of students who prefer the physiotherapy due to their interest is 40.5%. There were no differences between the students who choose physiotherapy for their interest and the other reasons (p>0.05). In conclusion, the findings from this study show that professional awareness can be influenced by individual differences. However, the level of professional awareness and the interest in the profession of the student can be increased by professional courses.
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spelling doaj.art-d1358495635242c4ba88113ac0da62022022-12-21T20:22:28ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242017-01-01370106210.1051/shsconf/20173701062shsconf_erpa2017_01062Evaluation of professional awareness in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students of Afyon Kocatepe UniversityHorata Emel Taşvuran0Erel Suat1Afyon Health School, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Afyon Kocatepe UniversitySchool of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pamukkale UniversityIn latest years, physiotherapists have been progressively interested in defining their professional identity. For this purpose, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Departments of universities in Turkey lecture courses about this profession. The students have the opportunity to improve their professional awareness in these courses. The aim of this research is to determine the professional awareness of the students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Afyon Kocatepe University. In the present study, “Professional Awareness Questionnaire” was applied to 227 students who is the first, second, third and fourth grade students at Afyon Kocatepe University. According to this study, the most correctly answered question was related to type of grade point for placement the department (95.2%). İnterns respond more questions correctly (p<0.01). Prevalence of students who prefer the physiotherapy due to their interest is 40.5%. There were no differences between the students who choose physiotherapy for their interest and the other reasons (p>0.05). In conclusion, the findings from this study show that professional awareness can be influenced by individual differences. However, the level of professional awareness and the interest in the profession of the student can be increased by professional courses.https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173701062Professional awarenessphysiotherapystudent
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title Evaluation of professional awareness in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students of Afyon Kocatepe University
title_full Evaluation of professional awareness in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students of Afyon Kocatepe University
title_fullStr Evaluation of professional awareness in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students of Afyon Kocatepe University
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title_short Evaluation of professional awareness in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students of Afyon Kocatepe University
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