Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation
Condition: Pediatric ALL; Physician's Role; Educational Problems; Occupational Problems
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      According to the definition of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT),
      physiotherapists serve to restore, maintain and improve the movement and functional skills of
      individuals. Physiotherapists; They take a role when the movement and functions of people are
      endangered due to aging, injury, disease, disorder or environmental factors. As in the world,
      the physiotherapist profession is gradually developing and spreading in Turkey. In this
      sense, the number of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation faculties, departments and colleges is
      increasing every year. With the increasing prevalence of the profession, it has brought up
      the revision of training programs and questioning their success. In the literature, there are
      accreditation reports and guides in Australia, America and Canada regarding the education of
      the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation science field. When we look at the literature in our
      country, there is no study that covers a common curriculum or training program developed for
      Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Turkey.Therefore, it is thought that the diversity in
      education programs may affect the way physiotherapists, most of whom work in special
      education, work after graduation.
    

Detailed description: 
      In a study evaluating how the employment period and employment status of physiotherapists who
      graduated in the 2012-2016 period are affected; it was determined that pediatric
      rehabilitation is the area where physiotherapists work the most with a rate of 44.6%. In
      another study, it was stated that according to the managers of special education and
      rehabilitation centers, different branches working in these institutions should reflect their
      knowledge of special education. However, it has been stated that the personnel employed in
      the special education and rehabilitation centers opened to serve children with disabilities
      generally do not have sufficient knowledge and formation about the education and
      rehabilitation of individuals who need special education.

      In the process of increasing awareness, which forms the basis of development, which is a
      cognitive and sensory activity, the individual perceives the life in which he lives in
      relation to his feelings, wishes, dreams and behaviors. Increasing the level of awareness
      enables the individual to enrich his/her way of reacting to the situations he/she experiences
      and to discover different methods in his/her relationships and life, thanks to some new
      cognitive schemas formed in the mind. Professional awareness provides preliminary information
      on concepts such as the competencies of that profession, the groups they are in contact with,
      the laws and regulations related to the profession, duties and responsibilities, the
      individual's psychological and physical suitability for the profession, and professional
      sensitivity. Formation of professional awareness in physiotherapists; In case of all kinds of
      injuries, illnesses and disabilities that cause movement disorders, reintegration of
      individuals with physical disabilities in workplace health and industry, development of the
      concept of rehabilitation, which has an important role in preventive health services for
      healthy individuals and in increasing the quality of life, increasing the quality of health
      services, illness It is very important in terms of achieving professional goals that will
      affect the whole society, such as minimizing disability and disability. When the studies on
      this subject in Turkey in the organization named "European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher
      Education" are examined, it is seen that awareness trainings are not included in the
      physiotherapy profession.The aim of this study, which is planned with these predictions; To
      determine the professional awareness levels of physiotherapists working in the areo of
      pediatric rehabilitation. It is thought that this study can be a guide in terms of
      determining the aims and qualifications of physiotherapists, revealing professional
      requirements, developing new curriculum and awareness training programs, determining the
      subjects on which training programs should be conducted, and thus raising more beneficial
      professionals to the society.
    

Intervention name(s): questionnaire
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): All of the therapists who works in the pediatric rehabilitation area were assessed with the scale of 50 questions named "Opinions of Physiotherapists Working in the Area of Pediatric Rehabilitation on Treatment Types, Efficiency and Training"
Other intervention name(s): assesments of the physiotherapists opinions who works in the area of pediatric rehabilitation
Observational model: Other
Time perspective: Prospective
Sampling method: Non-Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Physiotherapists between the ages of 22-50 who are actively working in the area of
        pediatric rehabilitation and participating in the study voluntarily
      
Keywords: awareness; physical therapists; pediatric rehabilitation; treatment types; opinion; physiotherapy; training