Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California (Dr Sargent), Los Angeles, California; Orthotics and Prosthetics Department (Drs Coulter and Cannoy), Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers (Dr Kaplan), The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
This special communication identifies evidence-based recommendations and offers action items to facilitate the uptake of new knowledge from the National Study of Excellence in Pediatric Physical Thera...
The NSE-Peds identified a conceptual framework consisting of 4 key dimensions and associated elements that dynamically interact to prepare future physical therapists to meet the needs of society. The ...
Using the KTA framework, implementation of the recommendations at the level of the individual, program, and organization should enhance pediatric physical therapy education and ultimately physical the...
Directors of clinical education (DCEs) have complex roles in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs. Workload imbalances affect the DCEs' ability to perform tasks efficiently and effectively. In th...
Variations in DCE workload exist among DPT programs. The DCEs' day-to-day workload often differs from their formal workload. Programmatic and individual factors may influence workload. We did not find...
We examined data from 143 DCEs for DPT programs in the United States....
Subjects were recruited using email and Listserv to take a novel online survey. In this quantitative, nonexperimental study, we examined data through descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests...
Respondents worked significantly more hours than they were expected to work. A significant difference existed between the percentage of time formally designated and the time actually spent performing ...
A consistent method of calculating DCE workload should be developed that considers DCE and program characteristics. More time is needed for DCEs to perform their roles effectively. If workload imbalan...
To promote rural practice and increase enrollment in the entry-level Master of Science Physical Therapy program at the University of Alberta, the Department of Physical Therapy developed a rural physi...
Physical Therapy students in the first three years (2012-2015) of commencing the rural satellite program (n = 280) were surveyed, and six focus groups were held to capture student experiences, satisfa...
Survey results suggested comparable levels of satisfaction and engagement for all physical therapy students regardless of campus. Focus group data revealed that students quickly accepted the distribut...
Regardless of campus, students were satisfied and equally engaged in the physical therapy program. Students who completed the physical therapy program in a rural setting tended to work rurally after g...
The Association of American Medical Colleges suggests an Experiences-Attributes-Metrics framework for holistic review, but there is minimal research on demographic and personal characteristic attribut...
Three cohorts of first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students at a single institution were invited to participate in this prospective, observational study. Participants completed six surveys: PROMIS...
One Hundred and Forty Five students participated (80.7% female, 77.9% < 25 years old, 51% 0 diversity characteristics). Students with more diversity characteristics and males reported higher self-effi...
Underrepresented students demonstrated higher self-efficacy and resilience than their represented peers, qualities that may be important to overcome challenges prior to and during graduate school. Mal...
Prior research indicates physical therapists make appropriate, judicious diagnostic imaging referrals, but have not described how to implement imaging referral processes in organizations without an im...
This administrative case report describes the implementation of a direct referral process for radiographic imaging in a private physical therapy practice....
Guided by the Interactive Systems Framework, a collaborative business agreement between a physical therapist-owned practice, musculoskeletal urgent care clinic, and radiology practice provided a clini...
When clinically appropriate, physical therapists signed referrals for radiographic imaging that was acquired by qualified urgent care clinic staff, interpreted by a radiologist, and reported to the ph...
This clinical process allows the physical therapist to execute clinical decision making within the scope of physical therapist practice, yet expeditiously acquire imaging studies to facilitate appropr...
Health equity is a common theme discussed in health professions education, yet only some researchers have addressed it in entry-level education....
The purpose of this study is to serve as an educational intervention pilot to 1) evaluate students' perception of the effectiveness of the DPT program in providing a foundation for health equity educa...
A three-staged sequential mixed methods study was conducted. Stage 1 began with quantitative data collection after completing the DEI Bundle utilizing the Tripod DEI survey. Stage 2 involved identifyi...
A total of 78 students completed the Tripod DEI survey upon completing 70% of the curriculum. Thirty-five students, eight core faculty, 13 associated faculty, and four clinical instructors completed t...
This study highlights the value of incorporating health equity and DEI topics into curricula while fostering an incluse program culture....
Despite a long history of using human donor dissection (HDD) for physical therapy (PT) anatomy education, there are no PT guidelines that require HDD. The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparati...
Numerous factors affect the decision to use HDD within PT anatomy, and few PT studies have compared the effectiveness of VAS to HDD....
All students who took anatomy in an entry-level PT program from 2018 to 2021 (232 total students, 115 who used HDD in 2018-2019 and 117 who used VAS in 2020-2021)....
Mann-Whitney tests were used to compare anatomy grades (course, written examination, and practical examination) and future grades in kinesiology and a foundational musculoskeletal course for students ...
Physical therapy students who used VAS had statistically significant higher anatomy course grades (VAS 93.81% ± 4.99% to HDD 92.20% ± 4.53%) and higher practical examination grades (VAS 97.43% ± 2.91%...
The causal-comparative study design prevents concluding that PT student grade differences were due exclusively to either anatomy laboratory method. It does provide preliminary evidence that the PT ana...
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a foundational process taught in health professional education, yet it is unclear when EBP confidence and skills are obtained. Increases in EBP confidence and behavior...
One hundred and eighty-one students from a potential pool of 269 (67.3%) consented to participate. Students completed the Evidence-Based Practice Confidence (EPIC) Scale and the Evidence-Based Practic...
There were significant changes in EPIC scores (p < 0.001) from enrollment (Mdn 50.0, P...
EBP confidence increased significantly after classroom instruction but remained the same after clinical experiences and at one year post graduation. EBP behavior significantly increased only after the...
Synthesize data regarding barriers and facilitators of adoption (ie, adoption determinants) of evidence-based occupational (OT) and physical therapy (PT) interventions within real-world practice. Whet...
Literature published from database inception to December 9, 2022, in OVID MEDLINE, EMBASE, OVID PsycINFO, Web of Science Core Collection, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Coch...
Original research including: (1) stakeholder insight into adoption determinants; (2) discrete evidence-based interventions delivered/supervised by an OT and/or PT; (3) intervention recipients aged 18 ...
Data were extracted by a primary reviewer, independently evaluated by a second reviewer, and conflicts were resolved via group consensus....
A descriptive synthesis approach was used to categorize adoption determinants according to constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. 87% of studies were published after 2...
Findings suggest a recent surge of scientific investment in understanding adoption determinants for evidence-based OT and PT interventions. Such knowledge can inform efforts aimed at improving OT and ...
To describe the pediatric curriculum across 3 years when different instructional designs were used, quantify change in self-efficacy (SE) after completing the curriculum, and define relationships betw...
Students (N = 137) were included over 3 consecutive years. Instructional design varied across cohorts: classroom-based (n = 48), online (n = 44), and hybrid (n = 45). Pediatric content hours were anal...
Pediatric content hours met published recommendations. Significant growth in SE occurred for all cohorts, with no significant differences in SE scores based on instructional design. Experience and int...
The pediatric physical therapy curriculum delivered via classroom-based, online, or hybrid instruction can be effective in promoting pediatric-specific growth in student SE. Remote pediatric experient...
