Design and implementation of a digital textbook about physical agents as a learning resource in the training process of Chilean physical therapy students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on education, forcing the implementation of distance learning methodologies using information and communication technologies (ICT). The digital textbook is a didactic resource used to guide the training process of students; besides, its interactivity allows systematic work, favoring metacognition and the construction of self-learning. The aim of this paper is to describe, through a descriptive cross-sectional design, the design, review, digitalization and implementation phases of a digital textbook about physical agents as a learning resource to support distance education in the training process of physical therapy students enrolled in the physical agents course offered by Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, in the context of the human mobility restriction measures implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The textbook consists of thirteen thematic sections and once it was reviewed and validated by peers and by the editorial committee of the university it was digitalized and indexed into the digital resource database of the university, where it was made available to the entire cohort of students enrolled in the physical agents course during the first semester of 2020 (n=115).The digital textbook was successfully implemented as a didactic resource to guide the autonomous and distance learning of students during the time human mobility restriction measures were established in Chile due to the pandemic. Future studies should focus on reporting the students’ satisfaction and perception of this tool and its effect on learning outcomes in order to obtain effective feedback.

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Perspectives from Tomorrow's Therapists

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/000841747904600206 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 71-72

Author(s):

Joan Versnel

Keyword(s):

Physical Therapy ◽

Community Involvement ◽

Health Centre ◽

Rehabilitation Medicine ◽

Physical Therapy Students ◽

Current Role ◽

University Of Toronto ◽

History Of ◽

The University

Increasing one's awareness of the role of the therapist in the community is important to the future development of the profession. The students in rehabilitation medicine at the University of Toronto have embarked on a program of community involvement at the Alexandra Park Community Health Centre. A brief history of the development of the Centre is outlined and a description of the current role of occupational therapy and physical therapy students is provided.

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Síndrome de Burnout en alumnos de la carrera de terapia física de la Universidad Tecnológica del Suroeste de Guanajuato durante el periodo de confinamiento por SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)

Revista de Didáctica Práctica ◽

10.35429/jpd.2020.12.4.15.18 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 15-18

Author(s):

Nancy Orozco-Gómez ◽

Eduardo Uribe-Flores ◽

Osvaldo Amaro-Garro

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Physical Therapy ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Physical Therapy Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The University ◽

Personal Fulfillment

Objective: To identify the prevalence of Burnout syndrome in physical therapy students of the Universidad Tecnológica del Suroeste Guanajuato (UTSOE) during the period of confinement by Covid-19. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study in the 355 Physical Therapy students at the University. The questionnaire included 15 items divided into three sections: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal fulfillment, which together constitute a pre-established scale, which was adapted to the context of the study to measure the level of burnout that the students faced during the period of confinement for COVID-19. Data analysis: Through descriptive statistics, distribution of frequencies calculated using Software 2010 Excel was applied. Contribution: To establish an antecedent of the need for strategies to reduce the emotional ravages generated by the period of confinement by COVID-19 in students through the identification of the prevalence of Burnout in them.

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Interdisciplinary Learning for Pre-service Teachers

Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala ◽

10.18662/rrem/13.1sup1/387 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1Sup1) ◽

Author(s):

Simona Laurian Fitzgerald ◽

Carmen Popa ◽

Carlton Fitzgerald ◽

Adina Vesa

Keyword(s):

Preservice Teachers ◽

Action Research ◽

Physical Therapy ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

First Year ◽

Physical Therapy Students ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Learning Groups ◽

Young Students ◽

The University

In this action research study, the researchers worked collaboratively to integrate curriculum in four ways: 1. Professors engaged students in an interdisciplinary project, 2. Students performed a real-world task, 3. Students worked in small cooperative learning groups, and 4. Students engaged in helping young students experience a positive holiday season. The purpose of this study was to review how these integrative principles effected the preservice teachers academically, socially, and emotionally. Two cohorts of preservice teachers were enrolled in the same three courses during this study. One cohort of physical therapy (PT) majors were enrolled in a course developed to assist PT professionals with their communication skills, understanding of basic psychology, and special needs principles. The preservice teachers were learning how to teach: (a) penmanship, (b) letter writing, and, (c) promotive small group social skills for their future students. Seventy-nine students (54 pre-ervice teachers and 25 physical therapy students) participated in this action research project by engaging in a Santa writing experience. Young students in four schools wrote letters to Santa, and the university student participants responded to the letters of young students. Four professors collaborated in this project. The teachers included: a language and didactics professor, a curriculum professor, a writing (penmanship) professor, and an adjunct professor working with first year physical therapy students. Results of the study indicated that students: 1. found the process to be more difficult than they first thought; 2. appreciated the opportunity to help young students celebrate their holiday dreams; 3. felt they learned more deeply the goals of their classes; and 4. were proud to help young people enjoy their holidays. This process was fairly complex and, in spite of that complexity, the majority of students found the experience worthwhile from a teaching and learning perspective and from an existential perspective.

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Perceptions of the educational environment among undergraduate physical therapy students in a competency-based curriculum at the University of Chile

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions ◽

10.3352/jeehp.2019.16.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

pp. 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pablo Quiroga-Marabolí ◽

Marcela Andrea Antúnez-Riveros ◽

Marcela Aguirre-Jerez ◽

Alvaro Besoain Saldaña ◽

José Peralta-Camposano ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Therapy ◽

Educational Environment ◽

First Year ◽

Physical Therapy Students ◽

First Year Students ◽

Self Perceptions ◽

Therapy Program ◽

Competency Based ◽

Second Year ◽

The University

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the educational environment (EE) among students in a physical therapy undergraduate program, to identify patterns in EE perceptions among the students by year, and to determine issues that should be addressed.Methods: The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was used to explore the relationships among the total mean score, subscales, and items in a competency-based curriculum in the physical therapy program at the University of Chile. The DREEM questionnaire was filled out by 166 of 244 students (68.03%), of whom 56.6% were men and 43.4% were women, with 75.9% between 19 and 23 years of age.Results: The total mean score (120.9/200) indicated that the EE was perceived as ‘more positive than negative.’ There were significant differences (P<0.05) between first-year students (113.41), who reported the lowest total mean score, and fourth-year students (126.60), who had the highest total mean score. Students rated their EE favorably on each subscale except social self-perceptions, which second-year students rated as ‘not too bad,’ and for which first-, third-, and fourth-year students gave a rating corresponding to ‘not a nice place.’ On the perceptions of teachers subscale, there were significant differences (P<0.05) between first-year students (28.05/44) and fourth-year students (32.24/44) and between second-year students (28.72/44) and fourth-year students (32.24/44). On the academic self-perceptions subscale, there were significant differences (P<0.05) between first-year students (18.12/32) and second-year (21.68/32), third-year (22.33/32), and fourth-year students (21.87/32).Conclusion: Physical therapy students at the University of Chile had positive perceptions of their EE. First-year students rated the largest number of items as problematic. Improvements are required across the program in the specific subscales mentioned above.

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Comparison of Opinions, Attitudes, and Interests of Physical Therapy Students with Other Students at the University of Michigan

Physical Therapy ◽

10.1093/ptj/55.4.371 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 55 (4) ◽

pp. 371-375 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lois M. Wellock

Keyword(s):

Physical Therapy ◽

Physical Therapy Students ◽

University Of Michigan ◽

The University

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Back pain – analysis of risk factors and the frequency of ailment occurrences

Rehabilitacja Medyczna ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0009.2792 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 12-21

Author(s):

Szymon Pasiut ◽

Angelika Osińska

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Back Pain ◽

Physical Therapy ◽

Activity Level ◽

Physical Therapy Students ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Quota Sampling ◽

The University ◽

Pain Analysis

The aim of the study was to analyze the risk factors of back pain in M.A. students. The study involved 150 physical therapy students from the University School of Physical Education (AWF) in Krakow and 100 applied information technology (IT) students from the Cracow University of Technology. The study group was determined on the basis of dean’s lists and quota sampling. The study was conducted using a proprietary questionnaire. The results showed that the level of knowledge on prevention of back pain in physical therapy students is greater than in science students. Physiotherapy students experience back pain more often than IT students. The physical activity level of physical therapy students is higher than the IT students. The type of activity may signifi cantly affect the occurrence of back pain in students. The presented results may be indicative of the significant effect of stress on the occurrence of pain among students.

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AUTOMATION OF THE DEAN'S OFFICE FUNCTIONS IN ELECTRONIC INFORMATION-EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY

Proceedings of Southwest State University ◽

10.21869/2223-1560-2017-21-6-44-50 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 44-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E. I. Anikina ◽

A. S. Babkov ◽

A. V. Malyshev

Keyword(s):

Educational Environment ◽

Federal State ◽

Educational Standards ◽

State University ◽

Web Portal ◽

Training Process ◽

Electronic Information ◽

State Educational ◽

The University ◽

And Training

Russian Federal State Educational Standards of 3+ generation impose serious requirements to resource support of educational and training process, including electronic information-educational environment of the University. In the Southwest State University (SWSU), a unified multimedia information and educational environment based on Internet-broadband access technologies was created; it successfully operates and keeps developing. The main concept of this environment construction is the idea of integrating data, applications, and business processes. SWSU Electronic information-educational environment (EIEE) is designed to provide information transparency of the University activities in accordance with the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation in the sphere of education, to organize educational activities of the University and to ensure access of students and research and academic-staff of the University to information and educational resources. The main components of SWSU EIEE are: the actors of the education and training process (teachers, students, etc.), external digital library systems, internal automated information library system, “SWSU academic courses” subsystem, “Southwest State University Web portal” subsystem, and the official web site of the Southwest State University. “Southwest State University Web portal" subsystem makes it possible to automate traditional basic functions of Dean's office of the University, such as managing student conduct systems for students of Bachelor and Master Degree Programs of full-time and correspondence forms of training; recording and statistical processing of the data on students’ progress; recording students’ achievements; managing Dean's office workflow. As prescribed in Federal State Educational Standards of 3+ generation, Portal Modules are used to record the results of formative and summative assessment of students in accordance with SWSU current score rating system for learning outcomes.

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