Physiotherapist–patient communication in entry-level physiotherapy education: A national survey in Nigeria

Background: Clinical communication impacts on physiotherapy treatment outcome and its competence warrants being assessed during training for physiotherapists given the increasing need to improve patient outcomes.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the assessment of clinical communication in entry-level physiotherapy programs in Nigeria.Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, questionnaires were sent by e-mail or hand-delivered to the heads of physiotherapy programs, asking them to consult with faculty members involved in the assessment of clinical communication in undergraduate education.Results: Six of seven physiotherapy programs responded (an 86% response rate). Assessment of clinical communication and methods of assessing clinical communication by the programs showed wide variation. There was an average of two assessments per year. The objective structured clinical examination with patients (21; 38%) and written communications (report/chart) (13; 23%) were the most commonly used assessment methods. Perceived challenges included a lack of facilities, validity, inexperienced examiners, and difficulties in integrating processes and content.Conclusion: A variety of assessment methods are being used in entry-level physiotherapy programs in Nigeria, which target different components of clinical communication skills acquisition. More effort is needed to improve limited facilities and human resources training to enhance clinical communication assessment in Nigerian physiotherapy programs.

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Training interns in nutrition and dietetics: a cross-sectional study of the barriers and motivators to being a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist preceptor

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-021-02700-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Andrea M. Hutchins ◽

Donna M. Winham ◽

Jinette P. Fellows ◽

Michelle M. Heer

Keyword(s):

Experiential Learning ◽

Professional Training ◽

Online Survey ◽

Selection Process ◽

National Level ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Registered Dietitian ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Entry Level

Abstract Background As is common across the health professions, training of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) requires experiential learning for interns/students to gain skills and demonstrate entry-level competency. Preceptors are essential to the experiential learning component of health care professional training, providing supervision and mentoring as students and interns gain the skills required for entry-level practice competency. Over the past 27 years, 47–73% of applicants to dietetic internships have received a placement. Practitioners willing to volunteer as preceptors are needed to generate more internship or experiential learning opportunities for the profession to continue to meet workforce demands. Methods The objective of this national-level online cross-sectional survey was to identify perceptions and attitudes associated with the preceptor role and incentives that might encourage precepting by current RDNs. A random sample of RDN and Nutrition and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (NDTR) professionals from the Commission on Dietetic Registration credentialed practitioner database were eligible to participate in the online survey. The main outcome measures included perceptions, attitudes, and preferred incentives to precept compared by preceptor experience categories (current, former, never precepted). Comparisons of perceptions, attitudes, and preferred incentives were made between preceptor experience categories using Chi-square and ANOVA. Results Of 2464 invitations, 308 participants had complete variables for analysis. Top incentives were the opportunity to earn continuing education units (65.9%) and having expenses paid to attend a national conference (49.5%). Significantly more (P < 0.001) “former” and “never” preceptors reported the ability to choose when to take an intern, training on how to teach and communicate with interns, and access to an “on-call” specialist as incentives compared to “current” preceptors. Significantly more (P < 0.01) “never” preceptors reported training on internship expectations and the ability to provide input on intern selection process as incentives compared to “current” or “former” preceptors. Conclusions Incentives to serve as a preceptor differ based on “current”, “former”, or “never” precepted status. Promoting and strategizing solutions to the current imbalance between the greater number of dietetic internship applicants compared to preceptors should be targeted based on preceptor status to retain current preceptors, encourage former preceptors to return and recruit professionals who have never served.

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OSPE (Objective structured practical examination): Perception of the faculty and students at A Public Sector Medical College in Pakistan.

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2021.28.10.6040 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (10) ◽

pp. 1519-1524

Author(s):

Zahid Kamal ◽

Nauman Aziz ◽

Hafiza Swaiba Afzal ◽

Ahmad Zeeshan Jamil ◽

Muhammad Waseem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Faculty Members ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Practical Examination ◽

Study Results ◽

Basic Medical

Objective: Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is a growing way of assessing the students of medical universities particularly. This study is targeted to compare and assess different perceptions of the faculty and the students towards OSPE at a public sector medical college. Study Design: Cross Sectional Survey. Setting: Sahiwal Medical College Sahiwal. Period: 1st July 2020 to 15th July 2020. Material & Methods: The questionnaire was sent to all the participants by Whatsapp because of COVID-19 pandemic. All the undergrad students of MBBS (500) and all the faculty members (65) of clinical and basic medical sciences were included in the study. Results: The response rate of faculty members was 78.46% and that of undergraduate students was 70.80%. Out of 51 members who responded, 23 (45.10%) were males while 28 (54.90%) were female. Female students were having majority of participation (71.20%). Most of the faculty and students agreed with the fact that ‘The questions asked in the OSPE stations were appropriate and related to the curriculum’ (60.10% and 45.10% respectively). Response to a question ‘OSPE is more transparent, fair and objective as compared to traditional practical examination’ got a nod from faculty members (49%). Almost 76% of the students (strongly agreed and agreed) thought that OSPE was tiring and stressful for them but their respected faculty members thought the opposite. Conclusion: Our study concludes that there is satisfaction of both students and the faculty regarding their perceptions of OSPE at public sector medical college. In our study while comparing, the majority of both the groups were having almost same opinions.

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Perspectives on simulation-based training from paediatric healthcare providers in Nigeria: a national survey

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034029 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. e034029

Author(s):

Rachel Umoren ◽

Veronica Chinyere Ezeaka ◽

Ireti B Fajolu ◽

Beatrice N Ezenwa ◽

Patricia Akintan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthcare Workers ◽

Professional Training ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Secondary Outcome ◽

Skills Acquisition ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Simulation Based

ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to explore the access to, and perceived utility of, various simulation modalities by in-service healthcare providers in a resource-scarce setting.SettingPaediatric training workshops at a national paediatric conference in Nigeria.ParticipantsAll 200 healthcare workers who attended the workshop sessions were eligible to participate. A total of 161 surveys were completed (response rate 81%).Primary and secondary outcome measuresA paper-based 25-item cross-sectional survey on simulation-based training (SBT) was administered to a convenience sample of healthcare workers from secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities.ResultsRespondents were mostly 31–40 years of age (79, 49%) and women (127, 79%). Consultant physicians (26, 16%) and nurses (56, 35%) were in both general (98, 61%) and subspecialty (56, 35%) practice. Most had 5–10 years of experience (62, 37%) in a tertiary care setting (72, 43%). Exposure to SBT varied by profession with physicians more likely to be exposed to manikin-based (29, 30% physicians vs 12, 19% nurses, p<0.001) or online training (7, 7% physician vs 3, 5% nurses, p<0.05). Despite perceived barriers to SBT, respondents thought that SBT should be expanded for continuing education (84, 88% physician vs 39, 63% nurses, p<0.001), teaching (73, 76% physicians vs 16, 26% nurses, p<0.001) and research (65, 68% physicians vs 14, 23% nurses, p<0.001). If facilities were available, nearly all respondents (92, 98% physicians; 52, 96% nurses) would recommend the use of online simulation for their centre.ConclusionsThe access of healthcare workers to SBT is limited in resource-scarce settings. While acknowledging the challenges, respondents identified many areas in which SBT may be useful, including skills acquisition, skills practice and communication training. Healthcare workers were open to the use of online SBT and expressed the need to expand SBT beyond the current scope for health professional training in Nigeria.

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Peer Review #1 of "Exploring the attitudes of medical faculty members and students in Pakistan towards plagiarism: a cross sectional survey (v0.1)"

10.7287/peerj.1031v0.1/reviews/1 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

K Bazdaric

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Medical Faculty ◽

Faculty Members ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Dental Faculty’s Knowledge and Attitude regarding COVID-19 disease in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

10.21203/rs.3.rs-25306/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Asma Munir Khan ◽

Shazia Nawabi ◽

Muhammad Qasim Javed

Keyword(s):

Rank Correlation ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Faculty Members ◽

P Value ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dental Staff ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background: Present study aimed to explore the knowledge and attitude of dental faculty at Qassim University, regarding novel COVID 19 disease. Methods: The cross-sectional survey was conducted on the faculty at undergraduate dental school. The self-designed e-survey was administered to 78 faculty members to assess their knowledge and attitudes towards the COVID-19 disease. Data analysis was conducted by using SPSS version 23. Descriptive statistics were reported as frequency and percentages. Chi-square test was utilized to identify the correlation between the independent and dependent variables. The inferential statistics (Kruskal-Wallis tests and Mann-Whitney U test) were utilized for assessing the significance between study variables. The association between knowledge and attitude was evaluated by using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: A total of 55 faculty members (70.5%) responded. Mean knowledge score was 10± 2.71. 37 (67.3%) respondents showed positive attitude towards COVID-19 while 18(32.7%) displayed negative attitude. The mean attitude score was 4.08±0.50. Significant difference was found in knowledge (p-value=0.04) and attitude (p-value=0.015) of dental faculty based on designation.Conclusions: Qassim University dentists were mindful of the COVID-19 symptoms, means of transmission, Cross-infection control and operative protocols practiced within dental clinics. However, dentists exhibited inadequate knowledge about the specific dental procedures that safeguard the dental staff and patients from COVID-19 in context of current outbreak.

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Predicting career adaptability of fresh graduates' through personal factors

Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy ◽

10.1108/jec-08-2020-0146 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Stellamaris Ifunanya AJU ◽

Oluyemi Theophilus Adeosun

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Working Environment ◽

Career Adaptability ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Job Market ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Entry Level ◽

The Impact

Purpose This study sought to determine the contribution of personal factors towards career adaptability among fresh graduates who had been employed for less than two years. This cohort is considered as entry-level employees in organisations. Several dimensions of personal factors focused on the study were self-esteem, conscientiousness, spiritual intelligence and social support. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative approach using a cross-sectional survey. The study sample comprised fresh graduate employees (n=423) from four Malaysian public universities. Findings The regression model fitted the data; the personal factors significantly predicted fresh graduates’ career adaptability, F(4, 418) = 31.982, p < 0.001. Conscientiousness showed highest contribution compared to other variables, with social support being the lowest. Research limitations/implications Owing to challenges faced by fresh graduates as entry-level employees, continuous career adaptation in the working environment is crucial to achieving satisfaction and success in life. All stakeholders, especially in higher education institutions, play an important role in inculcating the requisite personal traits in undergraduates to enhance their career adaptability upon joining the job market. Originality/value This study was conducted with fresh graduates as entry-level employees in Malaysia. It is hoped that the findings of the study would provide a better understanding of the impact of personal factors on career adaptability of fresh graduates in Malaysia, so that the stakeholders involved could act accordingly to help fresh graduates enter the job market with the confidence to adapt to changes at the workplace.

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Perception of Home Healthcare Nurses toward Persons with Dementia

Home Health Care Management & Practice ◽

10.1177/1084822320963086 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 108482232096308

Author(s):

Zainab Toteh Osakwe ◽

Izuagie Ikhapoh ◽

Bhavleen Kaur Arora ◽

Rose Saint Fleur-Calixte

Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Survey Design ◽

Home Healthcare ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Patient Centered ◽

Design Data ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Web Based ◽

Improve Patient ◽

The U.S

The objective of this study was to describe the perception of home healthcare (HHC) nurses toward persons with dementia (PWD). Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from 225 registered nurses at 11 home care agencies across 7 states in the U.S. A web based modified Approaches to Dementia (ADQ) was used to assess nurses’ perception of person-centeredness. Most of the respondents were female (91.6%). Overall, greater years of experience as a registered nurse and age (<40 years) were associated with higher mean person-centeredness scores. Efforts to improve patient-centered dementia care in the HHC setting may need to be tailored to unique groups of HHC nurses.

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In hospital, at home, or not at all

Psychiatric Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.28.10.360 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 28 (10) ◽

pp. 360-363 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Mike J. Crawford ◽

Rebecca Gibbon ◽

Elizabeth Ellis ◽

Hannah Waters

Keyword(s):

Patient Care ◽

Patient Experiences ◽

Community Treatment ◽

Service Users ◽

Compulsory Treatment ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Treatment Centre ◽

To Receive ◽

Improve Patient

Aims and MethodIn view of plans to reform Mental Health Act legislation to allow compulsory treatment in the community, we examined the views of service users about this form of care, and the most acceptable setting for its delivery. A cross-sectional survey of patients discharged from two in-patient units in West London over a 5-month period was carried out.ResultsHalf of the 109 respondents stated that compulsory treatment was justified under some circumstances; 103 people told us where they would prefer to receive compulsory treatment – 49 in their home, 41 in hospital and 13 in a community treatment centre. The most commonly stated reason for favouring home treatment was dislike of in-patient care.Clinical ImplicationsCompulsory treatment in the community may provide a means of improving patient experiences of non-consensual care. However, a significant minority of service users would rather this form of treatment was restricted to in-patient units. Continuing efforts are required to improve patient experiences of in-patient care.

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