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We examined the effect of quizzing on students' ability to apply lecture content to clinical examples on an in-class exam. Fifty-six occupational therapy students in a graduate-level course completed three online modules that included lectures, slide presentations, demonstrations, and video clips. Throughout each module, students were given "Learning Moments," in which they were asked a question (Question condition); were asked to read a statement confirming the content presented (Study condition); or were not asked to do anything (Not Asked condition). The Question condition resulted in better exam performance than the combined Study and Not Asked conditions (p < .01), whereas performance on Study and Not Asked questions did not differ (p = .67). Students performed better on material on which they had been previously quizzed (i.e., testing effect). Quizzing may be a good strategy to prepare students for clinical practice.
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Objetivo - Traçar um perfil epidemiológico do paciente em atendimento fisioterapêutico em Home Care no Estado de São Paulo. Métodos - Para realização deste trabalho foi realizado levantamento de dados através de análise de prontuários dos pacientes em atendimento de fisioterapia domiciliar no Estado de São Paulo no ano de 2010. Resultados - A amostra foi composta de 412 pacientes, variando a faixa etária entre 1 a 98 anos, a procura pelo serviço de fisioterapia domiciliar é ocasionada principalmente pelas patologias crônicas, sendo que os indivíduos que mais utilizam este tipo de serviço se concentram na faixa etária de 61 a 90 anos, na sua grande maioria composta por mulheres e que o principal objetivo da fisioterapia domiciliar é a reabilitação motora realizados em indivíduos com sequela do AVE, doença que mais acomete os pacientes que se utilizam deste tipo de atendimento. A maior parte dos pacientes atendidos obtiveram uma melhora considerável em um período de tratamento curto demonstrando a eficácia da fisioterapia domiciliar. Conclusão - Com este estudo conclui-se que as principais patologias que requer este tipo de tratamento são as patologias crônicas, em uma faixa etária média de 75 anos, cuja a população se beneficia com o tratamento fisioterapêutico em abordagens precoces.
Objective - To outline an epidemiological profile of the patient in physical therapy in Home Care in the State of São Paulo. Methods - For this study, data collection was conducted through analysis of medical records of patients in home care physical therapy in the State of São Paulo in 2010. Results - The sample consisted of 412 patients, ranging in age from 01 to 98 years, the demand for domiciliary physiotherapy service is mainly caused by chronic diseases, and most individuals who use this type of service are concentrated in the age group 61 to 90 years, mostly composed of women and that the main aim of physiotherapy is the home made motor rehabilitation in patients with sequelae of stroke, a disease that affects most patients who use this type of care. Most patients treated had a considerable improvement in a short period of treatment, demonstrating the effectiveness of physiotherapy at home. Conclusion - This study concludes that the main pathologies that require this type of treatment are chronic diseases, in a mean age of 75 years, whose population benefits from physical therapy treatment approaches in early.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Young Adult , Middle Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Epidemiology/statistics & numerical data , Epidemiology/standards , Physical Therapy Modalities/classification , Physical Therapy Modalities/statistics & numerical data , Physical Therapy Modalities/organization & administration , Home Care Services/statistics & numerical data , Home Care Services/supply & distributionABSTRACT
Article reports the value associated with testing in promoting student learning and retention of course material--the testing effect. Testing prompts students to retrieve information from memory and promotes long-term memory. Using the testing effect in health administration education may assist faculty to better achieve intended student learning outcomes.
