Awareness of physical therapy among Grade 10 students under the K-12 program / The Health Sciences Journal

INTRODUCTION@#This study determined the level of awareness of Grade 10 junior high school students in physical therapy education, scope of practice, their source of information, and aimed to identify factors resulting in non-familiarity of the students on physical therapy. @*METHODS@#Grade 10 junior high school students were recruited from three private schools in the National Capital Region through non-probability sampling techniques. The students completed a self-administered survey questionnaire. Descriptive statistics focused on frequency distribution.@*RESULTS@#Most of the 387 respondents were aware of the discipline (physical therapy), with 31% of them answering that their family was their primary source of information. Many thought Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy was a four-year course, with human anatomy being one of the major subjects. The respondents also knew that a licensure examination was essential to practice physical therapy. They also expected physical therapists to offer different treatment modalities, such as exercises, massage therapy, hot and cold packs for various musculoskeletal disorders. Respondents also viewed the work of physical therapists to be hospital-based, with average monthly income ranging from Php 12,000.00 to Php 20,000.00. On the other hand, students who were unaware of physical therapy did not have relatives who were health professionals and appeared to be uninterested in pursuing any health or science-related degree program in college.@*CONCLUSION@#Even though most of the students were aware of physical therapy as a profession, majority of them lacked knowledge as to physical therapy education and scope of practice.

Knowledge and attitudes towards evidence-based practice among clinical physical therapists in Metro Manila / The Health Sciences Journal

Introduction @#The study aimed to determine the demographic profile of clinical physical therapists in Metro Manila, their knowledge and attitudes towards evidence-based practice and the relationship of their educational background to knowledge and attitudes towards evidence-based practice.@*Methods @#A quantitative correlational research design was utilized to describe the profile, knowledge and attitudes of clinical physical therapists, selected by purposive sampling, towards evidence-based practice. An adapted Likert-type questionnaire was utilized to gather data necessary to the study.@*Results @#Majority of 33 respondents had their basics of evidence-based practice as part of their academic preparation and had positive attitudes towards evidence-based practice. There was a weak non-significant correlation of educational background with knowledge of evidence-based practice and no correlation with attitudes towards evidence-based practice@*Conclusion @#Educational background may be factor in terms of knowledge of evidence- based practice. However, educational background is not correlated with the personal attitudes towards evidence-based practice.